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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe plane crash

ZIMBABWEAN’S CIVIL Aviation Authority confirmed reports that a plane had been involved in an accident at Harare International Airport today. Hours later, authorities admitted that it was a safety drill and there had been no crash. An official said that distressed relatives seen at the airport were actually actors, but the BBC reports that few people appear to have been informed of the drill.

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