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American Airlines jet collides with helicopter in Washington DC: What we know so far

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A passenger plane carrying 64 passengers and crew crashed into a river in Washington DC .

The plane collided with a US Army helicopter as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport .

Eighteen bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River , where search and rescue teams are scouring the waters in freezing temperatures.

The Pentagon said the helicopter involved was a Sikorsky H-60 that took off from Fort Belvoir in Virginia .

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69

Informative language

68

Neutral language

65

Article tone

formal

Language

English

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44

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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