Tourist plane crashes in Peru, killing 13 people on sightseeing flight

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A small tourist plane crashed near Pisco, Peru, killing all 13 people onboard, including tourists who were on a sightseeing flight over the Nazca Lines. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.

At least 13 people died when a small plane carrying tourists to view Peru’s famed Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed, police said on Saturday. “We have information that 11 passengers and two crew members have died,” Police Major Jorge Andrade told reporters from the crash site in the country’s south. The incident happened just after 1pm local time after the plane took off from the airport in Pisco, located about 240km (150 miles) south of the capital Lima. “Given the severity of the...