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TransAsia Plane Crashes in Taiwan, Leaves at Least 12 People Dead

A TransAsia plane crashed into a river near Taiwan's capital Taipei on Wednesday, leaving at least twelve people dead.

The aircraft was conducting a domestic flight from Taipei to the Kinmen islands, when it lost contact with flight controllers shortly after take-off, the BBC reports.

The plane had 58 people on board, the majority of whom were tourists from mainland China.