BARINAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - A Venezuelan passenger plane slammed into the sheer face of an Andean mountainside shortly after takeoff from a tourist city and all 46 people on board were killed, officials said on Friday.
Rescuers rappelled from helicopters 13,000 feet above sea level down to the pulverized wreckage of the plane, operated by local airline Santa Barbara, in search of bodies, said Ramon Vina, head of the civilian aviation agency.
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