160 feared dead as Chinese plane crashes into mountain

More than 160 passengers aboard a Chinese plane were feared dead after the aircraft crashed near one of the World Cup host cities in bad weather early today.

160 feared dead as Chinese plane crashes into mountain

More than 160 passengers aboard a Chinese plane were feared dead after the aircraft crashed near one of the World Cup host cities in bad weather early today.

The Air China Boeing 767 from Beijing went down at around 11am (3am Irish time) as it approached Kimhae Airport near Pusan, South Korea’s second largest city, 200 miles south east of Seoul, police and airline officials said.

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