Backgrounder: Major plane crashes in recent years
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| A video grab shows the wreckage of a commercial Pakistani passenger plane in hills near the capital Islamabad, July 28, 2010.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) |
ISLAMABAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- A total of 152 people were confirmed to have been killed in a plane crash that occurred Wednesday morning in the Margalla hills in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, reported local media.
Among the killed, there were six crew members including two pilots and 146 passengers, said the report, adding that all the people aboard the plane have been killed in the disaster, including at least 20 women and seven children as well as two Americans.
