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179 killed in plane crash in South Korea

The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people on Sunday, when an airliner belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway, erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at Muan International Airport.

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Jeju Air aircraft flight 7C2216 goes down the runway before crashing at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea Dec. 29, in this screengrab obtained from video.
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Jeju Air aircraft flight 7C2216 is engulfed in flames as crashes after landing at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea Dec. 29, in this screengrab obtained from video.
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Rescuers work the wreckage of an aircraft that went off the runway and crashed, at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 29.
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The wreckage of an aircraft that went off the runway and crashed, lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 29.
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Efforts are made to lift the wreckage of an aircraft lying on the ground after it went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 29.
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Jeju Air CEO Kim E-bae and officials bow to apologise for their plane's incident at Muan International Airport as they hold a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 29.
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A relative of a passenger of the aircraft that crashed after it went off the runway, reacts at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 29.
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Firefighters carry the body of a passenger from the wreckage of an aircraft that crashed after it went off the runway at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 29.
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A vehicle drives near the wreckage of an aircraft after it went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 30.
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Workers stand at the site where an aircraft went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 30.
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People stand as the wreckage of an aircraft lying on the ground after it went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport is pictured, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 30.
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Workers operate at the site where an aircraft went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 30.
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A worker and a dog operate at the site where an aircraft went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 30.
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Workers operate at the site of an aircraft that crashed after it went off the runway at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 30.
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Workers operate after an aircraft went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 30.
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People work at the site where an aircraft went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 30.
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Relatives of passengers of the aircraft that crashed after it went off the runway sit outside makeshift shelters at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 30.
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A relative of a passenger of the aircraft that crashed after it went off the runway sit outside makeshift shelters at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 30.
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People work at the site where an aircraft went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 30.
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Relatives of passengers of the aircraft that crashed after it went off the runway stand outside makeshift shelters at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 30.
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A relative of a passenger of the aircraft that crashed after it went off the runway lies down at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, Dec. 30.

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