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Taiwan Plane Crash: 219 Feared Dead
A China Airlines passenger aircraft has crashed into the sea on a flight from Taiwan to Hong Kong.
The Boeing 747-200 was carrying more than 200 passengers and 19 crew on the 90-minute flight.
The jumbo jet took off from Taiwan's Taipei airport at 3.11 pm local time and disappeared off radar screens 19 minutes later.
Military planes and vessels have been deployed in the area.
China Airlines is the national carrier of Taiwan and the Taipei-Hong Kong route is one of the busiest in Asia.
"The cabinet has formed an emergency team to deal with the situation," said Taiwan government spokesman Chuang Suo-han.
More to follow....