Small Plane Crashes Into Beijing Skyscraper as China Imposes Blackout
A small aircraft crashed into Beijing's CITIC Tower, one of the city's tallest buildings at 108 stories, leaving a visible gaping hole in the structure, according to reports of the incident.
Chinese authorities moved swiftly to impose an information blackout following the crash, restricting the flow of details about what happened and the extent of any casualties or damage.
The CITIC Tower is a prominent landmark in the Chinese capital, and an impact on a building of that height in a dense urban centre would carry serious safety implications.
With official information tightly controlled, key questions about the cause of the crash and the response remain unanswered.
