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MADRID, Spain (AP) _ A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands swerved off the runway and caught fire during takeoff from the Madrid airport on Wednesday, killing at least 45 people, the Interior Ministry said. Nineteen of the 173 people on board were seriously injured, according to statements from the airline and the ministry.
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