China Eastern Airlines plane crash
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CCTV footage reportedly captured the shocking moment a passenger plane crashed into a mountain in southern China.
The video, filmed by security cameras of a nearby mining company, caught the moment the Boeing 737 plane carrying 132 people fell out of the sky.
The plane was reportedly traveling at 0.7 times the speed of sound when it crashed, prompting a massive search and rescue operation by Chinese authorities.
China has an excellent aviation safety record, and authorities say they are still investigating the cause of the crash.
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