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Passenger jet crashes into two storey building

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Three days of mourning have begun in Nigeria for more than 150 people killed when their plane crashed in the main city of Lagos, BBC reports.

The Boeing MD-83 ploughed into a printing works and residential buildings before bursting into flames.
Rescue workers have been at the scene through the night.
Everyone on board the aircraft died. There were also casualties on the ground, but it is not yet known how many people were killed.

The airliner, operated by Lagos-based company Dana Air, had flown in from the capital, Abuja, when it crashed into a two-storey building and burst into flames.
Initial reports say that about 40 people lived in the building but no information is provided about them.
Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority said there are no survivors, but the search crew is on the ground looking for survivors.

The cause of the crash is not yet known.
In a statement, President Goodluck Jonathan said he had ordered the "fullest possible" investigation into the crash.