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Plane crashes in southern Switzerland; several presumed dead
SIMPLON, Switzerland (AP) – A tourist plane crashed Tuesday in southern Switzerland, police said. Several people were presumed dead.
The plane crashed at 3:40 p.m. (1340GMT) near the Simplon Pass close to Switzerland’s border with Italy, police in in the canton (state) of Valais said in a statement. It was unclear where the plane took off from and where it was headed, and how many passengers were on board. 231545 aug 05GMT