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Plane crash near German Reichstag
The plane was flying low and slow, witnesses said
A light aircraft has crashed close to the German parliament and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's office.
The single-engine plane crashed on the lawn of the Reichstag shortly before 2100 (1900 GMT), the fire service said.
The cause of the crash, in which the pilot died, is unclear. Berlin police says they do not believe the crash is connected to terrorism.
"Nothing, absolutely nothing indicates a terror background," said Interior Minister Eckhardt Koerting.
"It appears at this point that it may have been some sort of accident or a case of suicide," Mr Koertig told reporters.
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