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Daily Mirror
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Antony Thrower

China plane crash: Mystery of why Boeing 737 smashed into mountain with 132 onboard

Aviation experts have shared their theories as to what caused Flight MU5375 to suddenly plummet more than 30,000 feet into mountains in China.

More than 130 people are feared dead after the Chinese Eastern Airlines flight crashed an hour into its domestic flight in the mountains near the city of Wuzhou in Teng county on Monday morning.

An “all out rescue effort” has been ordered by President Xi Jinping in the aftermath of the disaster, despite local firefighters warning it does not expect any survivors.

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