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Plane Crash In Laos Kills At Least 40

Alex DaviesOct 16, 2013, 18:57 IST

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A Lao Airlines plane crashed in the Mekong River in Laos on Wednesday, Thai media have reported, according to Reuters.

The AP is reporting that 44 people were killed.

The flight took off from the capital, Vientiane, and was bound for the southern part of the country, according to China's Xinhua state news agency (via Aljazeera).

According to Sky News, the aircraft was an ART twin-turbo, and crashed as it was descending to land at an airport in Champassak province, in bad weather.