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RIGHT NOW, BREAKING NEWS: A devastating tragedy has struck as a passenger plane carrying more than 244 people has just crashed.

Emergency services are rushing to the scene, with local authorities confirming the crash moments ago.

Eyewitnesses described a horrifying scene as smoke and flames rose into the sky, leaving bystanders in shock and disbelief. The flight, whose details are still being confirmed,…CONTINUE READING BELOW

went down under circumstances that remain unclear. Aviation experts are already weighing in, suggesting that mechanical failure,

weather conditions, or even pilot distress could have played a role. Rescue crews are

battling time and challenging conditions in hopes of finding survivors, while hospitals nearby have been placed on high alert….

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Families of the passengers are frantically awaiting word,

with scenes of heartbreak unfolding at airports and terminals connected to the ill-fated flight.

Officials have promised a full investigation to determine what went wrong, but in the meantime,

loved ones and communities around the world are clinging to hope for good news.

This crash is already being described as one of the most catastrophic air disasters in recent memory.

Global leaders and aviation authorities are expected to issue statements soon,

while social media is flooded with messages of prayers, solidarity,

and grief. The world now watches anxiously as rescue efforts continue,

praying that amid the devastation, miracles of survival can still be found.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing criticism over an unexpected moment during a City Hall ceremony marking the upcoming 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

After signing executive orders honoring 9/11 victims and strengthening city emergency preparedness, Mamdani directed that the ceremonial pen be passed to one of his senior aides, whose past legal work quickly became the focus of controversy.

The ceremony was intended to establish September 11 as an annual citywide Day of Remembrance and Service while also updating the city’s continuity planning.

Video and reporting from the event showed Mamdani handing the pen to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and quietly asking her to pass it along.

Tisch then handed the ceremonial pen to Mamdani’s chief counsel, Ramzi Kassem, a longtime attorney who previously represented Guantánamo Bay detainee Ahmed al-Darbi.

Al-Darbi pleaded guilty before a military commission to terrorism-related charges stemming from the 2002 bombing of the French oil tanker MV Limburg off Yemen.

His family also had a direct connection to the September 11 attacks through his brother-in-law Khalid al-Mihdhar, one of the hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 77, which struck the Pentagon.

Kassem’s legal representation of al-Darbi was part of a broader career focused on national-security, civil-rights and Guantánamo Bay cases.

CUNY School of Law records confirm that Kassem and his students worked on al-Darbi’s case while Kassem directed the school’s immigrant-rights clinic, and that he has represented numerous detainees held at Guantánamo.

Kassem now serves as chief counsel to Mamdani and was listed by the mayor at Friday’s ceremony among senior administration officials involved in the event.