Authorities say it is not yet clear why a jet crashed into an Army helicopter, killing 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in more than 20 years.

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No clear reason yet for Washington air disaster that killed 67, officials say

ARLINGTON, Virginia, USA (AP) — An air collision between an Army helicopter and a commercial plane killed the 67 people aboard the two aircraft, authorities said, examining the military pilot's actions in the country's most lethal air disaster in nearly a quarter of

ARLINGTON, Virginia, EE.UU. (AP) — Una colisión en el aire entre un helicóptero del Ejército y un avión comercial mató a las 67 personas a bordo de las dos aeronaves, dijeron las autoridades, que examinaban las acciones del piloto militar en el desastre aéreo más letal del país en casi un cuarto de

Colisión aérea causa 67 muertos, el peor desastre aéreo en Estados Unidos en casi 25 años

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Air Collision Causes 67 Dead, America’s Worst Air Disaster in Nearly 25 Years

As the nation reeled from the deadliest American aviation disaster in more than two decades, President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed diversity initiatives for undermining air safety and questioned the actions of a U.S. Army helicopter pilot involved in the midair collision with a commercial airliner.

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Washington DC plane crash: Trump blames diversity hiring as probe into deadly mid-air collision begins

US President Donald Trump said - without providing evidence - that federal diversity efforts could have been a factor.

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Aviation expert warns Trump presented theories about midair crash between a passenger plane and an army helicopter ‘based on no evidence at all’

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Trump slammed after suggesting diversity hires to blame for Washington air disaster

"What's the site? The water?" Donald Trump said when asked about the crash in the Washington area that left 67 people dead.

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Trump On If He'll Visit Site Of Deadly Aviation Collision: 'You Want Me To Go Swimming?'

US President Donald Trump controversially linked FAA diversity hiring to a deadly Washington plane crash, despite no evidence, drawing criticism from officials as investigations continued into the worst US air disaster in over two decades.

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Trump blames diversity hiring under Biden, Obama for deadly chopper-plane crash

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 — US President Donald Trump — speaking as the bodies of 67 people were being pulled from Washington’s Potomac River — launched a political attack yesterday blaming diversity hires for the midair collision between an airliner and a military helicopter. Trump’s politicisation of the tragedy came as investigators warned they needed time to unpick how the Bombardier jet, operated by an American Airlines subsidiary, and an army Bla…

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Trump faces backlash after blaming deadly Washington air collision on ‘diversity hiring’

The mistake of the pilot of a military helicopter may have led to the plane crash in Washington, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday.

A katonai helikopter pilótájának hibája vezethetett a washingtoni repülőgép-szerencsétlenséghez - jelentette ki Donald Trump amerikai elnök csütörtökön.

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Donald Trump has named those responsible for the air disaster in Washington

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ARLINGTON, Virginia — A midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said Thursday, as they scrutinized the actions of the military pilot in the country’s deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century. At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after the helicopter apparently flew into the path of the American Airlines regional jet late W…

No clear reason yet for Washington air disaster that killed 67, officials say

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