NEW DELHI: A twin engine plane exploded and tumbled into a dam in southern India and all 11 people aboard were feared dead, airline officials said Sunday. Officials of the domestic carrier Vayudoot said the Domier aircraft exploded Saturday night about half an hour after takeoff from Poona airport and fell into the Unani dam on the Bhima River, about 90 miles away. Police and investigators ruled out any chances of survivors among the eight passengers and three crew members ‘on the hour Jong flight to Hyderabad. The airlines said all aboard were Indian.
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