{"id":1262,"date":"2024-12-29T20:53:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T20:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2024-12-29T20:53:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T20:53:35","slug":"five-children-including-boy-three-are-youngest-victims-of-south-korea-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=1262","title":{"rendered":"Five children including boy, three, are youngest victims of South Korea plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A devastating plane crash in South Korea claimed 179 lives, including five children under 10, when a Jeju Air flight skidded off the runway at Muan International Airport and smashed into a concrete wall. 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