Name: Private Jet Explodes Into Fireball in Dominican Republic
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Description: A pilot and co-pilot were killed in a plane crash and explosion at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic on June 7.

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A pilot and co-pilot were killed in a plane crash and explosion at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic on June 7.

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