Jeju Air Plane Crashes in South Korea: Killing at Least 50

An airplane deviates from the runway at an aerodrome in South Korea.

Firefighters conduct extinguishing operations on an aircraft that veered off the runway at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, on Dec. 29.

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The Jeju Air jetliner, which was transporting 175 passengers and six crew members, collapsed upon touchdown at the airport in Muan county shortly after 9 a.m. local time on Sunday .

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Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, South Korea's capital, produces black smoke on Dec. 29.

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The government complex in Seoul hosted South Korea's acting president Choi Sang-mok on December 27.

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South Korea's political leadership is currently experiencing a crisis, which coincides with the crash.

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Two Thai nationals were among the passengers aboard the South Korean plane that crashed.

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There are at least 28 deaths after a South Korean plane with 181 people on board crashes at an airport.

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