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Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13

A small tourist plane operated by local Peruvian airline Aerodiana crashed in the Pueblo Viejo region of Peru on Saturday afternoon, killing all 13 people on board. The aircraft, carrying eleven passengers and two pilots, had been flying over the Nazca Lines archaeological site when it went down.

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Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13
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A small tourist plane operated by local Peruvian airline Aerodiana crashed in the Pueblo Viejo region of Peru on Saturday afternoon, killing all 13 people on board. The aircraft, carrying eleven passengers and two pilots, had been flying over the Nazca Lines archaeological site when it went down. The cause of the crash is not yet clear, and the identities of the passengers are also unknown. Peruvian officials expressed deep sorrow and extended condolences to the families of the deceased. The Nazca Lines are a popular tourist attraction and UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Peru.

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Police Major Jorge Andrade stated, 'Given the severity of the accident, there are no survivors. We have recovered four bodies so far.'

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The plane belonged to local Peruvian airline Aerodiana.

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There were 11 passengers and two pilots on board the plane.

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The aircraft was flying over the Nazca Lines archaeological site when it crashed on Saturday.

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A tourist plane crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board.

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A small plane carrying tourists has crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board, according to local news reports and Peruvian officials. The aircraft had been flying over Nazca Lines ​archaeological site when it went down on Saturday. Eleven passengers and two pilots were on board. The cause of the crash and the identity of the passengers is not yet clear. Nazca Lines is a popular tourist attraction and UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Peru that features ancient drawings in desert sand. "Given the severity of the accident, there are no survivors. We have recovered four bodies so far," Police Major Jorge Andrade said, according to AFP. The crash happened around 13:00 local time (19:00 BST) in the Pueblo Viejo region after the plane departed from an airport in Pisco, Peru. In a statement in Spanish posted online by the Municipalidad Provincial de Nasca, officials expressed "deep sorrow" for the accident and extended "heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased". The statement said the plane belonged to local Peruvian airline Aerodiana.
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