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Hundreds gather around airplane wreckage in Nigeria

A passenger plane carrying nearly 150 people crashed into a densely populated areas of Lagos, in what looked like a major disaster in Nigeria's commercial hub. ITV News' Africa Correspondent Rohit Kachroo said that the tail of the aircraft was the only recognisable part of the plane.

Crash site overrrun by locals

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Investigators may have a difficult time recovering debris, as site overrun for hours by locals, the curious and the bereaved.

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The fumes from the crash were noxious, stinging the eyes. My tennis shoes burned from standing on smoldering debris.

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Emergency management officials, Red Cross, military, police and air crash investigators already on the scene.

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People worried about loved ones gather at crash site

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Many continue to come to the site even after dark, worrying about loved ones on the flight.

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The plane crashed right along the landing path for Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Other flights flew overhead while I was there.

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Witnesses said the plane crashed around 3:45 pm local time. It smashed through several building belly-up.

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Anti-monarchy protesters booed by Jubilee supporters

Anti-monarchy protesters faced renditions of the national anthem as they staged a demonstration at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee river pageant today.

Protesters along the River Thames, London, during the Diamond Jubilee river pageant Credit: Dave Thompson/PA Wire

Dozens of supporters from the campaign group Republic gathered on the banks of the Thames near Tower Bridge, but were subjected to boos and jeers from sections of the crowd who had waited hours in the rain to watch the pageant. Some royal supporters even began singing God Save the Gracious Queen.

Republic said a second protest was staged today in Tooley Street, London Bridge, central London, after placards at the first at Tower Bridge were confiscated.

The group also said they were planning to stage another protest at the Queen's service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday.

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Thousands crowd round plane wreckage

According to reports, thousands of people crowded around the wreckage of the plane, which was billowing black smoke, in the Agege suburb of Lagos.

Some look stunned, while others took pictures with their camera phones of the crash scene, in a run down part of town where ramshackle tin-roofed houses line mud roads.

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