South Korean authorities say at least 179 people died when a passenger plane burst into flames Sunday after skidding off a runway and slamming into a concrete fence. The Jeju Air jet carrying 181 people, was returning from Bangkok.
In photos: South Korea plane crash
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Family members of the passengers on the plane which burst into flames weep at the Muan International Airport, Dec. 29, 2024.
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A life jacket hangs on fencing next to the wreckage of the aircraft at Muan International Airport, Dec. 29, 2024.
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Relatives of passengers of the aircraft that crashed after it went off the runway, gather at Muan International Airport, Dec. 29, 2024.
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Fire and smoke rise from the tail section of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft after the plane crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometers southwest of Seoul, Dec. 29, 2024.
