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Small plane crashes outside Philippine capital, killing seven

A small plane crashed into a house north of the Philippine capital on Saturday, killing at least seven people, officials and media said.

The Piper 23 Apache twin-engined aircraft, operated by Lite Air Express, had just taken off from a small nearby airport, said Eric Apolonio, spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).

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