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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung

What is known about a fiery passenger jet crash landing that claimed 179 lives in South Korea?

APTOPIX South Korea Plane Fire - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A passenger jet burst into flames while landing at an airport in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 people in one of the deadliest air disasters in that nation's history. There were only two survivors, officials said.

Video showed the plane skidding across the airstrip, overrunning the runway and crashing into a barrier at the airport about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul on Sunday. Its front landing gear apparently was not deployed.

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