'High number' feared dead in Cuban plane crash

A Cuban state airways plane with 104 passengers on board crashed shortly after taking off from Havana's Jose Marti airport, leaving a thick column of smoke over the scene.


Cuban state media is reporting that three people were pulled alive from the wreckage of the plane, and are in a critical condition in hospital.

The Boeing 737 operated by Cubana de Aviacion crashed in a field near the airport.

The plane was almost completely destroyed in the crash and subsequent fire.
 (RTE)
 18/5/18