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State media: Malaysian plane crashed off Vietnam coast
A Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew crashed in the South China Sea on Saturday, Vietnamese state media said, quoting a senior naval official.
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Associated PressState media: Malaysian plane crashed off Vietnam coast
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