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Small plane apparently strikes tallest building in Beijing
Key takeaways
- Two witnesses confirmed the crash to Reuters, and images and videos shared on social media show debris from the plane and broken windows falling from the 108-story Citic Tower, also known as China Zun.
- It was so loud — louder than fireworks, a bystander told the outlet.
- There is no immediate official information available on injuries or fatalities, and authorities did not release information on the cause of the crash.
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Two witnesses confirmed the crash to Reuters, and images and videos shared on social media show debris from the plane and broken windows falling from the 108-story Citic Tower, also known as China Zun. The skyscraper served as the headquarters for China s largest state-owned financial conglomerate Citic Group.
It was so loud — louder than fireworks, a bystander told the outlet.
There is no immediate official information available on injuries or fatalities, and authorities did not release information on the cause of the crash.
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