Cypriot plane crashes in Greece
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A Cypriot airliner carrying at least 110 people has crashed north-east of Athens, reports say.
The plane - from Helios airlines - hit a mountain as it approached Athens after getting into difficulties.
An air traffic controller at Athens airport told the AFP news agency the plane, travelling from Larnaca, Cyprus, crashed into the Euboea peninsula.
Greek military jets were scrambled after controllers lost contact with the pilot, AFP reported.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4150312.stmPlane with 110 crashes in Greece
Sunday, August 14, 2005; Posted: 5:32 a.m. EDT (09:32 GMT)
ATHENS, Greece (Reuters) -- A Cypriot airliner carrying 110 people crashed north of Athens on Sunday, Greek state television reported.
State television said there was an unconfirmed report that one of the pilots of the Helios Airlines plane had collapsed with illness just before the crash.
A Greek Defense Ministry official told Reuters the airplane had crashed in the area of Kalamos, 30 km (19 miles) north of Athens.
The official said rescue services were rushing to the scene.
The plane had been accompanied by two Greek F-16 fighter jets after losing communications with the Athens control tower on its way to the Greek capital.
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