Greater than 60 persons are believed to have been killed after an American Airways airplane collided with a military helicopter whereas touchdown at Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport close to Washington, DC. American Airways mentioned on Thursday that 60 passengers and 4 crew members have been on board the jet travelling from Wichita, Kansas, to the USA capital. An unnamed military official confirmed that the helicopter, on a coaching flight, was carrying three troopers who had taken off from Fort Belvoir in Virginia.
Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna stories from Arlington, Virginia.
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