Libya plane crash killed 104,child survives - In Pictures

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The head of the European Parliament says about 100 people have died and an 8-year-old child survived the crash of a Libyan airliner as it was landing in the capital, Tripoli.

The Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330 was flying from Johannesburg to Tripoli when the accident took place at about 6:00 am (0400 GMT) . The plane, Flight 8U771, crashed during the process of landing, said the airport authorities.

The cause of the crash was not clear, the airport authorities said, adding that the weather conditions were good at Tripoli on Wednesday morning. The plane exploded while landing and disintegrated.