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Saturday, 27 July, 2002, 16:37 GMT 17:37 UK
In pictures: Ukraine air show disaster
A fighter plane has crashed into a crowd of spectators killing at least 70 people at an air show near the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.

The jet was performing aerobatics as part of celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of a local air force unit.

Su-27 skids along surface of airfield
When it lost control and dived into the airfield

Impact of Su-27 in the spectators' stand
And crashed into the stand of spectators bursting into flames

Injured boy and man
Many people were injured by the flying debris

Emergency workers tend to the injured
Emergency workers rushed to their aid

Fire fighters by the wreckage
While firefighters tried to extinguish the blaze

Burning wreckage of the plane
But the wreckage continued to burn

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