25 dead, 18 missing in plane crash: fire fighters (update)

Twenty-five of the 58 people aboard TransAsia Airways flight 235 that crashed into a river in Taipei Wednesday before noon have been confirmed dead after day-long extensive rescue efforts,according to the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA).

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