Article: 8th LD Writethru: Turkish passenger plane crashes in Turkey, killing 56 people aboard

8th LD Writethru: Turkish passenger plane crashes in Turkey, killing 56 people aboard

ANKARA, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- A Turkish private "Atlasjet" plane crashed in Keciborlu town of Mediterranean province of Isparta at early hours on Friday, killing 56 people aboard, the semi- officialAnatolia news agency reported.

"Nobody survived the crash," Atlasjet CEO Tuncay Doganer was quoted as saying in the Turkish largest city of Istanbul.

The plane with 49 passengers and seven crew members on board was en route from Istanbul to Isparta. It took off from Istanbul'sAtaturk Airport at 12:51 a.m. (1051 GMT).

According to executives of Ataturk Airport, they lost communication with the Atlasjet aircraft ...

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