Arabian Business looks at the tragic Madrid plane crash which killed 153 people.
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A plane takes off above the crash site of the Spanair passenger jet at Barajas airport. The Spanair MD-82 tourist jet carrying 173 people from Madrid-Barajas airport heading for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands careered off a Madrid airport runway. (Getty Images)
Rescue workers work at the crash site of a Spanair passenger jet at Barajas airport. The plane, bound for Gran Canaria, broke into flames after it swerved off the runway. (Getty Images)
A helicopter drops water where the Spanair passenger plane crashed. The cause of the crash has not been confirmed, but one of its engines apparently caught fire on takeoff. (Getty Images)
The 19 crash survivors were all injured, many of them so seriously that the death toll is predicted to rise. (Getty Images)
Relatives of the victims of the Spanair plane crash arrive at the IFEMA Convention center on August 21 in Madrid, where the crash victim’s bodies are being held. (Getty Images)
Spanish prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has declared three days of mourning and promised government support for the families of the victims. (Getty Images)
