AMERICAN AMONG 8 KILLED IN MANILA PLANE CRASH

Manila, Philippines — A plane carrying eight people, including an American and a Canadian, burst into flames Sunday while attempting to take off from Manila’s airport on a flight bound for Japan, killing all those on board, officials said. The Westwind 24 plane, which was carrying six Filipino crew members and the American and Canadian passengers, was bound for Tokyo on a medical mission when it caught fire near the end of the main runway, Manila airport general manager Ed Monreal said. Firetrucks and rescue personnel rushed and doused the twin-engine aircraft with foam to try to extinguish the flames, he said. “Unfortunately, there were no survivors,” Monreal told a late-night news conference. Nearly three hours after the accident, the bodies of the victims were still inside the wreckage.