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"This is the scene right now. An Airbus Jet carrying 104 people has crashed.  It was trying to land at Tripoli International Airport. It was pretty close to the city.  You can see in these pictures the debris is spread over a wide area." (CNN)

That's the scene after a tragic airplane crash in Tripoli, Libya.  More than 100 people died and one young eight-year-old survived.

We're looking at perspectives on the crash from Russia Today, Xinhua, Al Jazeera English, CNN and more.

First — to the wreckage and early reporting — from Russia Today.

"Ninety-three passengers and 11 crew were on board the Airbus 330 when it exploded while attempting to land.  Investigators of the disaster say the cause is still unknown."

The Airbus A330 was on a regular flight from Johannesburg, South Africa, and was due to fly on to London's Gatwick airport.  Dispatch.com reports 61 Dutch citizens were killed ... along with Libyans, Africans and Europeans.

Xinhua outlines the past problems that airplane has had. 

"So far, the Airbus A330 has been involved in 10 incidents, including two confirmed hull-loss accidents (crashes in which the aircraft destroyed) and three other losses.  On June 1, 2009, Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330-203 en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 people on board, was lost over the Atlantic Ocean."

Complicating matters:  The weather conditions were clear.  Al Jazeera English has more on the airline's safety record.

"Afriqiyah had a new fleet of aircraft which was said to be maintained 'very well'.... [It] had undergone 10 recent safety inspections at European airports, with no significant safety findings."

So far terrorism has been ruled out.