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India Plane With 166 On Board Crashes, 8 Survive – Yahoo News
Eight people escaped the crash of an Indian jetliner with 166 people on board that overshot a hilltop runway in southern India and plunged over a cliff, officials said. At least some of the survivors managed to jump from the wreckage just before it burst into flames.
Firefighters struggled to reach the twisted, smoking wreckage of the Boeing 737-800, which was scattered along the hillside of thick grass and trees just outside Mangalore’s Bajpe airport.
But after the first few minutes, there were no more survivors to be found around what remained of the Air India Express flight from Dubai to this port city. Instead, scores of burned bodies were pulled from the blackened tangle of aircraft cables, twisted metal, charred trees and mud at the crash site. Many of the dead were strapped into their seats, their bodies burned beyond recognition.
Air India, the country’s national carrier, runs inexpensive flights under the Air India Express banner to Dubai and other Middle Eastern destinations where millions of Indians are employed.
Relatives of the victims, who had been waiting at the airport for the plane’s arrival, stood near the wreckage weeping.
Ummer Farook Mohammed, a survivor burned on his face and hands, said it felt like a tire burst after the plane landed. “There was a loud bang, and the plane caught fire,” he said.
“The plane shook with vibrations and split into two,” G.K. Pradeep, another survivor, told CNN-IBN television. He jumped out of the aircraft with four others into a pit, he said. Moments later, a large explosion set off a blaze that consumed the wreckage, he said. It was not immediately clear if all the survivors escaped in the same way.
Firefighters sprayed water and foam on the plane as others struggled to find survivors. An Associated Press photo showed two rescuers running up a hill carrying a young girl covered in foam to waiting medics. Though no details were available, the girl was believed to have died, because officials said the only female survivor was an adult.
The plane was carrying 160 passengers – all Indian – and six crew members, Air India official Anup Srivastava said. Four infants and 19 other children were among the passengers. The British pilot, who was of Serbian origin, and an Indian co-pilot were among the dead, officials said.
Employees of JAT Airways, the Serbian national carrier, identified the captain as Zlatko Glusica, 55, a Serb with a British passport who had been flying for Air India for the past three years. He had previously flown for JAT, but like many pilots had left the airline in recent years as it plunged into deep financial troubles.
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Texas Man Faked Way Into Army – Gouverneur Times
A Texas man with no military experience managed to trick the Army into letting him enter a reserve unit as a noncommissioned officer, putting an untrained soldier in a leadership position in a time of war.
The revelation comes just months after the Army drew criticism for failing to flag the suspicious activities of the Army psychiatrist now charged with killing 13 and wounding dozens of others at Fort Hood.
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D.C. Metro Police Escorted SEIU Protesters To Bank Executive’s Home – Big Journalism
The family of Greg Baer, Bank of America executive, is located in a jurisdiction protected by the Montgomery County Police Department, which responded promptly to a disturbance call from his neighborhood last weekend.
According to Corporal Dan Friz, an MCPD spokesperson in Rockville, Maryland, the department received a disturbance call from one of Baer’s neighbors at 4:10 pm last Sunday.
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N.J. Gov. Christie Swiftly Vetoes ‘Millionaires Tax’, Property Tax Rebate Bills – Star-Ledger
It took about two minutes from the time Senate President Steve Sweeney certified the passage of the millionaires tax package for Gov. Chris Christie to veto the bills at his desk.
“While I have little doubt that the sponsors and supporters of this bill sincerely believe that the state can tax its way out of this financial crisis,” wrote Christie in his veto statement.
See Full Story Below Titled “Chris Christie 1, Greedy New Jersey Democrats 0”
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Police Knew Times Square Bomb Accomplice Was Illegal Alien – Judicial Watch
In an alarming example of how sanctuary cities can protect terrorists, a Pakistani man arrested for the Time Square bombing admitted on a city license application that he entered the U.S. illegally and authorities took no action.
That’s because he applied for the cabbie license in a state that openly protects illegals from deportation. Law enforcement agencies throughout Massachusetts have don’t-ask-don’t-tell policies regarding illegal aliens.
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In Texas, Social Studies Textbooks Get A Conservative Makeover – CSM
In a move that has potential national impact, the Texas State Board of Education has approved changes to social studies textbooks – pushing high school teaching in a more conservative direction.
The Dallas Morning news reports that the curriculum standards adopted Friday by a 9-5 vote along party lines on the elected board have “a definite political and philosophical bent in many areas.”
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Mexican Pirates Terrorize Texas Border Lake – Associated Content
One of the more bizarre stories in the continuing saga of the US/Mexico border concerns a Mexican drug cartel turning to piracy on Falcon Lake in Zaopata.
A series of buoys in the middle of the lake mark where the Texas side ends and the Mexican side begins. Fishing and recreation boats that cross that line are subject to attack, boarding, and robbery of cash and electronics.
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17 More States Planning Arizona-Style Crackdown On Illegals – WorldNetDaily
17 states have launched versions of Arizona’s immigration law, even as federal officials say they may not bother to process illegal aliens caught by the states.
William Gheen, president of Americans for Legal Immigration PAC, which has been trying to get officials to address the open southern border for years, warned the consequences could be dire.
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