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150 Are Dead in Madrid Plane Crash

PARIS — Nearly 150 people were killed Wednesday when an airliner en route to the Canary Islands swerved off the end of a runway at Madrid’s airport during takeoff, Spanish officials said. The plane, an MD-82, carried about 175 people, and most were feared dead. A Spanish emergency official, Herbigio Corral, said only 28 people had survived, Reuters reported. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News