Boeing 737 crashes at main Cuban airport

A Boeing 737 plane has crashed after taking off from Havana’s main airport in Cuba.

According to Cuban state media, the plane had 104 passengers on board when it crashed shortly after takeoff from the Jose Marti International Airport, EWN reports.

The plane was a domestic flight going to Holguin, carrying 104 passengers.

“It crashed between the locality of Boyeros and the village of Santiago de La Vegas”, state-run TV said in its midday news broadcast, referring to an area some 20 km south of Havana.

Images on TV and social media showed a large plume of black smoke above the airport. Ambulances and firefighters were rushing to the scene.

It was not immediately clear which carrier was operating the aircraft.

The exact cause of the crash is still unknown, and no casualties have been reported.

More info to follow.

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