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Small plane clips 2 vehicles as it lands on North Carolina highway, but no injuries are reported
Read full article: Small plane clips 2 vehicles as it lands on North Carolina highway, but no injuries are reportedAuthorities say a small plane experiencing engine problems struck two vehicles as it landed on a highway near a North Carolina airport, but no injuries were reported.
Forced landing for Russian plane as engines fail; all safe
Read full article: Forced landing for Russian plane as engines fail; all safeEmergency officials say a small Russian passenger plane with 18 people on board made an emergency landing Friday in Siberia after both engines failed, with the captain breaking his leg but no one else suffering serious injuries.
Businessman and family die when plane hits Michigan house
Read full article: Businessman and family die when plane hits Michigan houseMICHIGAN – A small plane flying from Georgia crashed into a house in southeastern Michigan, killing the pilot and two family members. The victims were David S. Compo, the former president of the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan, his wife Michele and their son Dawson, the association said in a news release. The family was returning home to Michigan from Georgia, according to the association. His mother, Janet Compo, served as its president in 1995. Michael Stoskopf, HBA's CEO, remembered Compo for his contributions to the organization.
France warns Turkey of EU sanctions over 'provocations'
Read full article: France warns Turkey of EU sanctions over 'provocations'Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the mmbers of his ruling party at the parliament, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)ANKARA – France warned Turkey on Thursday that it could face European Union sanctions for its “provocations,” after Ankara redeployed its search vessel on a new energy exploration mission in the eastern Mediterranean. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said he understood Greece’s unwillingness to engage in dialogue due to Turkey’s decision to again dispatch its ship. “And if there isn’t, then the European Union will have to face the question of how to deal with this and what consequences this will have,” Maas said. “It is one more provocation, in the continued provocations by the Turkish side,” Petsas said.
Protests erupt in Iran over plane’s downing that killed 176
Read full article: Protests erupt in Iran over plane’s downing that killed 176According to NBC News, a group of Iranian protesters demanded that the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei step down on Saturday after the government said its military had by mistake shot down a Ukrainian plane, killing all 176 people on board. Those aboard the doomed flight included 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians and 11 Ukrainians, including the nine crew members. Ten passengers were from Sweden, four from Afghanistan, three from Germany and three from the United Kingdom. The protesters in Iran expressed anger at what they perceive as an initial cover-up. But U.S. intelligence officials had said earlier that evidence suggested that the plane was shot down by an Iranian missile by mistake, multiple officials said.