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Bad weather caused deadly plane crash: Myanmar military

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Bad weather caused a Myanmar military plane to crash last month with 122 people on board, state media reported on Wednesday, in one of the deadliest aviation accidents in the country’s history. The Chinese-made Shaanxi Y8 military aircraft plunged into the Andaman Sea during a routine flight from the southern city of Myeik to the commercial hub, Yangon. Navy ships and fishing boats battled strong monsoon swells in the following days […]