Plane Crash in Cuba kills 68

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CNN:

Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- A domestic passenger plane with 61 passengers and 7 crew members crashed in central Cuba Thursday, state media reported. There were no survivors.

The Aerocaribbean plane was carrying 28 foreign passengers and 40 Cubans, state media said.

The plane was traveling from the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba and heading to the country's capital of Havana, the state-run website Cubadebate reported.

The Civil Aviation Institute of Cuba said Flight 883 lost contact with air traffic controllers around 5:42 p.m, Cubadebate said.

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Aircraft was likely an ATR-72.

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