Recovery efforts continue after plane and helicopter collision – as it happened

This liveblog is closed – please follow our new liveblog hereMultiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...

Recovery efforts continue after plane and helicopter collision – as it happened

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Multiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.

Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...