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Belgian plane carrying parachutists for skydiving crashes leaving 11 dead

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A plane carrying parachutists for a skydiving trip crashed in southern Belgium, killing all 11 people aboard.

Minutes after the aircraft took off from a small airfield near the city of Namur, part of a wing broke off, sending the plane into a spiraling nosedive and crash in a field close to Fernelmont town.

According to CBS News, the skydivers and their instructors were not able to jump out.

Everyone aboard was killed and no one was hurt on the ground. No information was immediately available about what caused the accident.

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First Published: Oct 20 2013 | 12:03 PM IST

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