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A diving team and police boat are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, 30 January, 2025

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Video. Trump blames 'diversity hires' for air collision that killed 67

Updated: 31/01/2025 - 9:22 GMT+1

An American Airlines flight from Wichita in Kansas was landing at Washington Reagan National Airport when it collided with a military helicopter, crashing into the Potomac river in the worst US aviation disaster in more than 20 years.

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