Plane overshoots runway, crashes at South Korean airport
- A passenger plane skidded off a runway in South Korea and burst into flames after its front landing gear failed to deploy.
- The disaster resulted in the deaths of 179 of the 181 people on board, according to the South Korean fire agency.
- Emergency workers rescued two crew members from the wreckage.
- The crash involved a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet that arrived from Bangkok at 9:03 a.m., reported the transport ministry.
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