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The New York
Times, citing unnamed federal law enforcement sources, reported
on its website that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was
looking into whether the crash was intentional.
The pilot had told investigators that the plane did not crash
accidentally, the newspaper reported.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.
East Hartford Police Lieutenant Timothy Juergens said by phone
that the two people who were injured on the ground when the
plane crashed at around 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 GMT) were taken to
hospital but did not have life-threatening injuries.
"The area is very busy at that time of day and it missed
everything. It's a miracle that more people weren't injured or
killed," Juergens said.
Local broadcaster WFSB reported the plane was "in pieces", and
that wires and telephone poles had been knocked down. Photos
published by the broadcaster showed flames and black smoke
shooting from the wreckage.
Juergens said the plane departed from Hartford-Brainard Airport
and was likely to have been attempting to return when it
crashed. He said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would
investigate the crash.
Representatives for the FAA did not return an email and an FBI
spokesperson could not be reached for comment.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco and Alex
Dobuzinskis in Los Angeles; Editing by Louise Ireland)
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