Passenger Plane Crashes After Leaving Havana With 113 On Board

(HAVANA) — A [f500link]Boeing[/f500link] 737 operated by state airline Cubana crashed on takeoff from Jose Marti International Airport in Havana on Friday with 104 passengers and nine crew aboard, coming to rest in a farm field where firefighters sprayed the charred fuselage with hoses.

There was no immediate word on casualties.