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Beijing skyscraper crash probe: authorities say pilot intentionally acted to end his life

Chinese authorities say the pilot who crashed a small aircraft into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper acted deliberately, with the probe pointing to suicide intent. Officials cite reports of insomnia and anxiety, and say the pilot wrote about “ending his life” in a diary; the victim is identified as 66-year-old Liu, with 13 people injured.

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