More than 100 dead in plane crash in Cuba, 3 survivors in critical condition
- 6 years ago
More than one-hundred people have died after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff near Havana.
Cuba's state-run media says 113 people were onboard the Boeing 737, including 104 passengers and nine crew.
Three people reportedly survived, but are said to be in critical condition.
The plane had just departed Havana's Jose Marti International Airport bound for Holguin, a city in eastern Cuba.
Residents nearby reported sounds of an "explosion" prior to the crash.
The airliner had been leased to Cuba's state airline by a Mexican company.
Cuba's state-run media says 113 people were onboard the Boeing 737, including 104 passengers and nine crew.
Three people reportedly survived, but are said to be in critical condition.
The plane had just departed Havana's Jose Marti International Airport bound for Holguin, a city in eastern Cuba.
Residents nearby reported sounds of an "explosion" prior to the crash.
The airliner had been leased to Cuba's state airline by a Mexican company.