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Airplane Missing in Ecuador, 92 On Board

Aired January 28, 2002 - 13:21   ET

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LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: We want to update you now on a story that we're continuing to follow that has just been breaking in the last 10 minutes or so. We've gotten word here from our wire services reports that an Ecuadorian airplane with 92 people on board is now missing. They do not know exactly where this plane is.

It took off from Quito, which is the capital of Ecuador, and it was flying north toward the Colombian border. There is a town there called Tulcan where the plane was heading, and the plane disappeared off the radar screens of those who were tracking the plane.

At this point, we still have no idea, no word from the authorities there of exactly what they think may have happened, and, of course, a search is under way. We'll continue to update you on that story as the details come in to us.

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