Chinese authorities say the pilot who crashed a small plane into Beijing's tallest building last week wrote about “ending his life” in his diary.
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Chinese authorities say the pilot who crashed a small plane into Beijing's tallest building last week wrote about “ending his life” in his diary.
Chinese authorities said the pilot who crashed a small plane into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper acted deliberately, offering the first official explanation nearly a week after the incident. The 66-year-old, who died in the crash, had anxiety and referenced "ending his life" in his diary. Chinese authorities say the pilot who crashed a small plane into Beijing's tallest building wrote about “ending his life” in his diary.
The pilot of a small plane that crashed into Beijing’s tallest building last week had long suffered from anxiety and discussed “ending his life” in his diary, authorities in the Chinese capital said on Thursday.
Bloomberg reported the story as "Beijing Tower Crash Was a Deliberate Act by Pilot, Probe Finds." The Seattle Times reported the story as "Pilot who hit Beijing's tallest building wrote about 'ending his life,' Chinese authorities say." South China Morning Post reported the story as "China Citic Tower plane crash pilot ‘suffered from anxiety’."
Coverage is split across the political spectrum: 2 left-leaning outlets, 3 center outlets. L1FE compares the framing across these sources rather than amplifying any single outlet's interpretation.
6 sources have covered this story, including The Seattle Times, The Independent, Bloomberg and Financial Times and 2 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 days ago.
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 6 independent outlets across the spectrum.
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