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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Deadly 2022 China plane crash caused by intentional fuel switch cut-off, report indicates

The fuel switches of a China Eastern flight that crashed into a hillside in 2022 were likely deliberately cut off, according to a report by the US federal agency charged with investigating civil aviation accidents.

All 132 people on board died after the Boeing 737 aircraft crashed into a mountain in the remote Guangxi region of China on 21 March 2022. China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 was en route from the southwestern city of Kunming to Guangzhou.

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