3 Die as Plane Explodes in Italy Thunderstorm
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BIELLA, Italy — A light plane, apparently struck by lightning, exploded in flames while trying to land during a thunderstorm in this northern Italian city, killing all three people aboard, authorities said Monday.
Civil aviation officials reported that the twin-engine Piper, which belonged to the private Ali Genoa air-taxi company, exploded late Sunday night after a flight from the mountain town of Massa Cinquale.
Killed were the pilot, 36-year-old Giacomo Cravaro Ramella; Clelia Allegretti, a 34-year-old state prosecutor and mother of two, and Giorgio Aiazzone, 39, president of a furniture company.
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