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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Justin McCurry in Tokyo, Raphael Rashid in Seoul, Angelique Chrisafis and agencies

South Korea in mourning after plane crash kills all but two onboard

Distraught family members gathered at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday after a plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok crashed, killing all but two people onboard, in the country’s worst domestic civil aviation disaster.

Officials said all 175 passengers and four of the six crew members were killed when the Boeing 737-800 attempted an emergency landing, smashed into a wall and burst into flames at 9am local time at the airport, about 185 miles south-west of Seoul.

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