Plane crashes into building, killing all 153 on board

A passenger plane carrying more than 150 people crashed into a densely populated part of Lagos, killing all on board in what looked like a major disaster in Nigeria’s commercial hub.

Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority’s Harold Denuren confirmed that all 153 people on board died.

Thousands of people crowded around a two-storey tin-roofed building into which the aircraft plunged. Authorities said an unknown number of people on the ground were likely also killed.

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