Breaking news from Lagos, Nigeria:
AIRPLANE CRASHES INTO MANGO TREE. KILLS COW. 153 FEARED DEAD.
http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/i ... lagos.html
" The aircraft was reported to have lost control as it hovered in the air before it eventually crashed into a mango tree, killed a cow and made control flight into a residential building adjoining a warehouse. It burst into flames a few minutes later."
Well, it now appears the plane didn't crash into a mango tree, after all : it crashed into (depending on which news flash we prefer to believe) either one, two, three or four buildings - including a church. The flight reportedly declared emergency/mayday 11 nautical miles out of Lagos airport before crashing - killing all 147 passengers and 6 crew members. No confirmation yet in the international press regarding the cow casualty.
full link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7PIKonk1jA
4 IMAGES MEANT TO DEPICT THE PLANE'S TAIL SECTION :
http://www.nigerianeye.com/2012/06/brea ... lagos.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18316130
http://affaritaliani.libero.it/disastro ... refresh_ce
The caption for this image published by NIGERIAN EYE goes:
"Bodies liter the streets, 153 feared dead"
LATEST UPDATE:
The "Nigerian Eye" now reports:
"Update: Un-Confirmed reports suggets that this boy survived...."
http://www.nigerianeye.com/2012/06/brea ... lagos.html
But is the miraculous sole survivor a boy or a girl? Was he/she unhurt or "badly wounded"? White or black?
"Several eyewitnesses, including a rescue worker, confirmed the story of the young survivor. Though her nationality and other details about her are not yet known, the eye witnesses said she was white. She was also said to have been badly wounded and was immediately rushed off for medical attention."
ALLAFRICA : http://allafrica.com/stories/201206030288.html
( Initial report on CNN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVsUjboA6b8 )