HAVANA: A Boeing 737 plane crashed on Friday shortly after taking off from Havana's main airport, Cuban state-run media reported, adding that it was not yet known if there were any casualties. The plane was a domestic flight going to Holguin, carrying 104 passengers, state-run TV said. Picture taken at the scene after a Cubana de Aviacion aircraft crashed after taking off from Havana's Jose Marti airport. AFP"It crashed between the locality of Boyeros and the village of Santiago de La Vegas", state-run TV said in its midday news broadcast, referring to an area some 20 km south of Havana. Images on TV and social media showed a large plume of black smoke above the airport.

Source: New Strait Times May 18, 2018 18:00 UTC