Sun News Desk : At least 7 people were killed when a small plane crashed in Brazil's southeast Minas Gerais state on Sunday, authorities said.

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Firefighters told AFP that After leaving Campinas, in neighboring Sao Paulo state, the single-engine plane apparently broke up mid-air and crashed at around 10:30 am (1330 GMT) in the mining town of Itapeva.

Firefighters "found 7 dead victims (who were) on board the aircraft," the department said in updated statement. It had announced earlier that three bodies had been found.

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Images taken by locals -- which show the wreckage of the plane shortly after falling on the side of a hill covered with grass and trees, circulated on social and Brazilian media.

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