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Breaking: Fatalities feared in crash at Barajas International Airport in Madrid

Spanish media are reporting that a plane skidded off the runway at Barajas International Airport in Madrid today.

Early reports are saying that two passengers have been killed, and another 43 have been injured.

Details are still coming in.

The plane was a Spanair flight, with 160 passengers on board who were flying from Madrid to Gran Canaria.

Spain's influential newspaper El Mundo says the accident involved a flight leaving from Terminal 4 of the airport.

A lot is unknown right now. We don't know if the plane was landing or taking off, but Reuters is reporting that the plane swerved on the runway. El Pais, another Spanish newspaper, says one of the plane's engine had caught fire.

Media are busy trying to reach airport authorities for more details.

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