Small Aircraft Hits Beijing's 108-Storey CITIC Tower as Police Seal Off Roads
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Updated · NBC News · Jun 26
Small Aircraft Hits Beijing's 108-Storey CITIC Tower as Police Seal Off Roads
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jun 26
Summary
Two witnesses told Reuters a car-sized aircraft slammed into Beijing's CITIC Tower around 6 p.m., damaging two glass panels on a high floor of the capital's tallest skyscraper.
Dozens of police cars and several fire trucks ringed the area as officers closed approach roads, pushed people away and told some bystanders to delete photos and videos.
A courier said the impact was louder than fireworks and that he filmed the aircraft protruding from the building before erasing the video for fear of police action.
No official statement was issued, and posts about the crash were quickly scrubbed from Chinese social media, with searches for the building on Xiaohongshu showing only older entries.