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ALERT Map showing where TransAsia Airways flight GE235 crashed in Taipei's Keelung river – @AFP

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ALERT At least 170 emergency staff have been deployed, including rescue vehicles, to assist in the ongoing rescue operation, Taiwan's disaster response agency says – @TODAYonline

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ALERT 31 passengers were Chinese nationals from mainland China; remaining passengers were Taiwanese, TransAsia CEO Xinde Chen says – @NBCNews

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NEWS NTSB releases report on fatal Boeing 747 crash in Afghanistan

The National Transportation Safety Board released their first public factual report for the ongoing investigation into the April 29, 2013 crash of a National Airlines Boeing 747 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Link

ALERT 31 Chinese passengers on board crashed Taiwan plane – @XHNews

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VIDEO Live coverage of TransAsia #GE235 crash

VIDEO Impressive drone pictures over TransAsia #GE235 wreckage in the river

ALERT Photo: Rescue operations continue in Taipei's Keelung River where a TransAsia plane carrying 58 crashed – @victoriajen

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ALERT Emergency officials to use crane to retrieve head of TransAsia plane from Taipei river, chief firefighter says – @guardian

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NEWS TransAsia ATR-72 crashes in Tapei

Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) An ATR-72 airplane belonging to TransAsia Airways crashed into the Keelung River in Taipei after hitting an elevated bridge, Taipei City government spokesman Sidney Lin confirmed Wednesday morning. The plane had just taken off from Taipei Songshan Airport and was headed to Kinmen Airport in the outlying county just off the…

ALERT Editor's note: Rescue operations are ongoing following the crash of a TransAsia flight into a river in Taipei. According to Taiwanese Civil Aviation Authority, 31 people remain unaccounted for. At least people have been confirmed killed and another 18 injured. These numbers will likely change. – Jillian

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