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The airliner in the Hudson River shortly after the crash (image taken by BBC News website reader in New York)
Airbus crashes in New York river
A US Airways Airbus A320 crashes in the Hudson River in New York but all those on board are thought to have survived.
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Survivors describe horror

Said Siyam - file photo Key Hamas leader killed in Gaza
One of the top Hamas leaders in Gaza, interior minister Said Siyam, is killed in an air strike, Hamas and Israeli officials say.

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