At least 28 dead in South Korea plane crash – reports

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An aircraft carrying 181 people has crashed at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 28 people, the Yonhap news agency reports.

The aircraft drove off a runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in the south west of the country, the South Korean news agency reports.

The Jeju Air plane, which was carrying 175 passengers and six flight attendants, was reportedly flying back from Bangkok in Thailand and the accident took place while it was landing.

One person has been found alive as the rescue mission continues, according to Yonhap.

Emergency services were attempting to rescue people in the tail section of the aircraft, an airport official told the Reuters news agency.

The cause of the crash is unclear but a bird strike may have caused the landing gear to malfunction, Yonhap reports.

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