Plane Crashes Into Sea Near Sicily, page 1

A Tunisian Passenger Plane carrying 39 people crashed into the Mediterranean Sea near Sicily killing 13 people. The ATR-72 was trying to make an emergency landing at Palermo after reporting engine trouble when it went down 20 kilometers off the coast. Search and rescue crews quicky reached the site rescuing 23 while the others are still missing and presumed dead.

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A Tunisian passenger plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea near the Italian island of Sicily, killing at least 13 people.

The Tunisair plane had left Bari, Italy, and was on its way to the Tunisian resort island of Djerba when it reported engine trouble and was forced to ditch in the sea, Italy's ENAV air safety agency said.

Officials said most of the 39 people who were aboard are thought to have been Italian tourists.

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This is another tragic event for the flying community. In a mater of days another plane has crashed but amazingly again there have been survivors that have lived. Although you hear stories of plane crashes a lot lately it is still the safest way to travel if you can believe that.

Here is a photo of an ATR-72

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[edit on 6-8-2005 by asala]