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Small plane Crashes in Bahamas, Killing 9 On Board

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FREEPORT, Grand Bahama (AP) - All 9 people have been killed on a small plane that crashed on approach to Grand Bahama island.

The jet had taken off from Nassau and tried to land in Freeport. It happened as people were gathering in Grand Bahama for the 2014 Global Leadership Forum.

The Bahamas Tribune newspaper reports that a prominent Bahamian minister who organized the event, Myles Munroe, was killed along with several people in his entourage.