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PIA FL #PK661 has crashed in Pakistan with 47 on board, incl. pop-star turned cleric @JunaidJamshedPK

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Breaking news out of Pakistan where we’re seeing reports that an ATR-42 twin-turboprop aircraft belonging to Pakistan International Airlines has crashed en route to “Islamabad from the northern city of Chitral“:

There don’t appear to be any survivors:

Pakistani media is reporting that the plane suffered engine problems during the flight:

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Junaid Jamshed, a popular singer turned cleric, was on board:

 

https://twitter.com/FurqanShayk/status/806498766870159360

And this is an unconfirmed account of the plane’s history, but we thought we’d add it as something to watch:

https://twitter.com/SarahJR__/status/806484361134637059

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