Light aircraft crashes into New York high-rise

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A small plane has crashed into a 50-story tower on Manhattan's Upper East Side, raining flaming debris onto the sidewalks below and rattling New Yorkers' nerves five years after the September 11 attack. Police said at least two people were killed.



The FBI and the Homeland Security Department said there was no evidence it was a terrorist attack. "The initial indication is that there is a terrible accident," Homeland Security spokesman Russ Knocke said. Nevertheless, fighter jets were scrambled over US cities as a precaution, the Pentagon said.



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