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Old 9th Jul 2006, 12:35
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The spokesman for the Emergency Situations Ministry said investigators were looking into "many" possible versions for the crash.

"The landing gear may have caught fire while landing, igniting the rest of the plane. Or there was a short circuit while the plane was still in the air, which disabled the brakes," the spokesman told AFP.

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