Six Dead in Paraguay Plane Crash

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A small plane crashed and exploded in Paraguay, killing six people, police said Saturday.

Two Brazilians and a Spaniard are among those who died when the aircraft crashed into a cornfield late Friday about 280 kilometers (175 miles) northeast of the capital Asuncion.

The accident happened about an hour after the plane -- the remains of which are completely charred -- left the city, according to a prosecutor and an assistant coroner.

Police identified the two Brazilians as soy producers Moacir Kuschel and his son Adriano.

The dead Spaniard was identified as Jose Daniel Hidalgo Carrera.

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