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Old 1st July 2002 | 23:56
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FoxLima
 
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From: Germany
German New report it has been a B757F and a TU154.

Lot of parts went down on a large area of more than 20-30 km.
A school and several houses are on fire.

The number of persons onboard the B757 is believed to be 2, the number of persons onboard the Tu is believed to be 80 by police sources.

Eyewitnesses report they have seen two fireballs falling out of the sky, than there has been an explosion in the sky.
A large third burning part falling down has illuminated the whole sky in red.

The Tu154 is believed to be enroute from Moskow to Barcelona, departure and destination of the B757F is yet unknown.

Police helicopters are in the air in order to search for survivors.
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