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A South Korean passenger plane skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence, and burst into flames this morning,

while attempting to land at an airport about

180 miles south of Seoul. There were 181 people on board. Only two of them survived. NPR's

Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul. Jeju Air is considered South Korea's leading low-cost carrier,

and this is the first fatal accident they've suffered in nearly two decades of operation.

The plane was a Boeing 737-800. It's landing gear, and the plane have a good safety record.

This particular, Jedhu Air plane was 15 years old and had a clean record. So it's believed to be

the worst accident for any South Korean airline since 1997.

NPR's Anthony Kuhn.

Transport officials say it appears the airport control tower had warned of birds in its path and had given permission to the pilot to land in a different area.

The pilot sent out a distress signal shortly before the crash.

The president of Azerbaijan said today that

Russia shot down the Azerbaijan airline that crashed last week and has tried to hide that fact

for days. Ilham Al-Aloviev said that he is not saying it was done intentionally, but he says

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