US C-130 Hercules Plane Crashed And Exploded in Albania, page 1

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A US C-130 with nine people on board just crashed into a mountain in Albania after apparently flying too low. Residents said an explosion caused by the crashing plane felt "like an earthquake".

U.S. Military Plane Crashes in Albania

TIRANA, Albania - A U.S. military airplane crashed in central Albania while on a training mission Thursday, and all nine people aboard were believed to have been killed, the Defense Ministry said.

The plane had taken off from Tirana's Mother Teresa Airport and crashed in the district of Gramsh, 50 miles southeast of capital, Tirana, Defense Ministry spokesman Agim Doci told The Associated Press.

Doci said it was believed nine people were aboard the plane, which was taking part in joint exercises with the Albanian military

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That's all it says right now. But this is breaking news, so I guess they'll update...

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The plane ploughed into a mountain after apparently flying too low in an uninhabited region near Gramsh, 150 kilometers (95 miles) south of the capital Tirana.

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[edit on 2006/4/23 by Hellmutt]