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costa rica plane crash Ministry of Public Security, Costa Rica An image of the wreckage provided by Costa Rica's Ministry of Public Security.

  • A plane crashed in Costa Rica on Sunday, killing all 12 people on board, 10 foreign passengers and two crew members, local authorities said.
  • The crash happened near Punta Islita in the Guanacasta province according to Costa Rican officials who posted images of the burning wreckage amid a thicket of trees.
  • It was not immediately clear what caused the crash. The identities of all the passengers were not immediately known.

 

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