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Libya plane crash

Published:Wednesday | May 12, 2010 | 6:26 PM

More than 100 people have been killed after a passenger plane crashed in Libya.



Officials say the Airbus A330 crashed on landing at Tripoli airport after a flight from Johannesburg.



They say a child is the sole known survivor.



Officials say people from at least 10 countries were on the flight.



The 11 crew members are said to be Libyan.



Libyan Transport Minister Mohammed Ali Zidan confirmed that victims included nationals from the Netherlands, Libya, Britain, Germany, Finland, Zimbabwe, the Philippines, South Africa and France.



The Dutch tourism board says 61 Dutch nationals were among those killed.