A Turkish Airlines plane has crashed on landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol international airport.
The plane, with 135 passengers on board, crashed near the A9 motorway and suffered significant damage.
It was Flight 1951 and was a 737-800 aircraft, the airport said.
There were no confirmed reports of casualties. Reuters news agency, quoting Turkish media, said at least 50 people survived unhurt.
The BBC's Geraldine Cochlane in the Hague says Dutch television has been showing pictures of helicopters at the scene, with about 20 ambulances and fire engines.
Article Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7909683.stm
The plane, with 135 passengers on board, crashed near the A9 motorway and suffered significant damage.
It was Flight 1951 and was a 737-800 aircraft, the airport said.
There were no confirmed reports of casualties. Reuters news agency, quoting Turkish media, said at least 50 people survived unhurt.
The BBC's Geraldine Cochlane in the Hague says Dutch television has been showing pictures of helicopters at the scene, with about 20 ambulances and fire engines.
Article Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7909683.stm
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