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97 dead, 2 survived in PIA air crash in Karachi, says Pakistan Army

Pakistan has set up a four-member board of inquiry to know the cause of the crash.

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Plumes of smoke can be seen rising form the site of the crash in Karachi. (Source: DAWN)

Press Trust of India Karachi
Ninety-seven people, including nine children, were killed and two passengers miraculously survived a fiery crash when a Pakistan International Airlines plane with 99 travellers on board plunged into a densely populated residential area near the airport here, the Army said on Saturday.

Flight PK-8303 from Lahore crashed at the Jinnah Garden area near Model Colony in Malir on Friday afternoon, minutes before its landing in Karachi's Jinnah International Airport. Eleven people on the ground were injured.

The Pakistan Army, leading the rescue and relief efforts, said 97 bodies have been recovered and two passengers survived the crash.

Army spokesman Major General Babar Iftikhar

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