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BEILGIUM-CHARLEROI-AIR CRASH

Passengers wait to change flights in front of Ryanair reception at Charleroi airport, 70 kilometers south of Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 9, 2013. Five people were killed after a small plane crashed on Saturday at Belgium's Charleroi airport. (Xinhua/Ye Pingfan)

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Small plane crashes in Belgium, killing five

CHARLEROI, BRUSSELS, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Five people have been killed after a small plane crashed on Saturday at Belgium's Charleroi airport, some 70 km south of Brussels.

The small Cessna aircraft crashed on the edge of the runway due to a mechanical problem on takeoff and trying to make a U-turn back to the runway in vain, Melissa Milioto, communication manager of Charleroi airport, told Xinhua. Full story

Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2013 shows relics of a small passenger plane at the end of the runway at Charleroi airport, 70 kilometers south of Brussels, Belgium.

Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2013 shows relics of a small passenger plane at the end of the runway at Charleroi airport, 70 kilometers south of Brussels, Belgium. Five people were killed after a small plane crashed on Saturday at Belgium's Charleroi airport. (Xinhua/Ye Pingfan)

Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2013 shows relics of a small passenger plane at the end of the runway at Charleroi airport, 70 kilometers south of Brussels, Belgium.

Passengers wait to change flights in front of Ryanair reception at Charleroi airport, 70 kilometers south of Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 9, 2013.

Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2013 shows relics of a small passenger plane at the end of the runway at Charleroi airport, 70 kilometers south of Brussels, Belgium.

Passengers whose flights have been canceled wait for bus to transfer to airports nearby at Charleroi airport, 70 kilometers south of Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 9, 2013.

Passengers whose flights have been canceled wait for bus to transfer to airports nearby at Charleroi airport, 70 kilometers south of Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 9, 2013. Five people were killed after a small plane crashed on Saturday at Belgium's Charleroi airport. (Xinhua/Ye Pingfan)