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Madrid air disaster kills 153

By Mark Mulligan in Madrid and Robert Anderson in Stockholm

Published: August 20 2008 16:16 | Last updated: August 20 2008 18:13

An aircraft full of holidaymakers burst into flames and crashed moments after take-off from Barajas airport in Madrid, Spain’s capital, killing 153.

The accident, which happened just before 3pm local time, was the first fatal air crash in the country in seven years.

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