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KARACHI, PAKISTAN - MAY 22: Rescue workers gather at the site after a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft crashed in a residential area in Karachi on May 22, 2020. At least 32 people, including women and children, were killed as a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with 99 passengers and crew onboard crashed in the southern port city of Karachi on Friday, officials and local media said.Earlier, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), a state-run body that regulates air travel, put the number of passengers and crew at 107. The PIA, however, said 91 passengers, and eight crew members were on board.The flight PK-8303, traveling from northeastern Lahore city, crashed near Jinnah International Airport while landing, the Civil Aviation Authority confirmed in a statement.Dr. Seemi Jamali, the executive director of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, told Anadolu Agency that 17 bodies have been brought to the hospital.Dr. Khadim Qureshi, head of Civil Hospital, told reporters that 15 bodies and 20 injured persons had been brought to the health facility. Most of the injured are in critical condition, he added.Rescuers at the site told reporters that at least 20 bodies had been pulled out of the rubble, whereas dozens were still trapped.According to the Health Department, 15 people were also injured, mostly the area residents who got injuries after the plane fell on their houses.(Footage by Sabir Mazhar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)