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A passenger plane operated by Cuba's state airline crashed shortly after takeoff with 110 people on board in Havana on Friday.
The plane was a Boeing 737-200 of Cubana de Aviacion rented from Mexican charter company Global Air.
It crashed at 12:08 pm (1608 GMT) in a near Havana's Jose Marti airport shortly after takeoff.
According to Global Air, there were 110 people aboard the plane.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel also visited the scene in person.
Three survivors were pulled from the wreckage and are in critical condition in hospital, Cuban state newspaper Granma said.
The plane was almost completely destroyed in the crash and subsequent fire.
Source: AFP
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