The law enforcement official said the plane had issued a distress call before the crash.
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 sent aloft over U.S. cities as a precaution, the Pentagon said.
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My friend EL said the plane crashed at 72nd and York, which is three streets up from her apartment. Everyone is freaking out in New York. I just read elsewhere that terrorism is ruled out.
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One Death Confirmed After New York Airplane Crash
9:00 am, 12 Oct 2006
The New York Fire Department has confirmed at least one death after an airplane crashed into a high rise apartment building in New York.
Witnesses reported seeing a huge fireball after a fixed wing airplane came down steeply from the sky and crashed into the high rise...
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