A domestic passenger plane on Sunday crashed into a populated area of Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, killing at least 150 people,
authorities reported.
The Dana Airlines plane, identified as a Boeing MD83, was badly damaged in the crash, hit a power line and slammed into a building, which then caught on fire.
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority head Harold Denuren told local media that he did not believe any of the passengers survived.
Broadcaster Channels TV said at least 147 passengers were on the flight. There were also casualties on the ground.
The passenger plane had taken off from the capital, Abuja, and was heading to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos when it crashed shortly after 4pm (1500 GMT).
The accident was believed to be in the city's heavily populated Iju-Ishaga district.
Yushau Shuaib, a spokesman for the National Emergency Agency, said the death toll could not be confirmed.
Lagos' international airport has been shut down and passengers awaiting further flights told to go home.
Sapa-dpa
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