Twelve Killed In Canadian Airplane Crash

August 21, 2011 13:32 CET

Twelve people have been killed and three others injured in a plane crash in Canada's Arctic north.

Police say the Boeing 737 with 15 people on board crashed near Resolute Bay in the Arctic territory of Nunavut.

No reason yet on what may have caused the plane to crash.

compiled from agency reports

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