It is reported that another Passenger jet has crashed in New York. May God protect us. Culled from the BBC. Please read on. Have a good day, Gassa. An American Airlines flight on its way to John F Kennedy airport has crashed in New York. At least four buildings in the Rockaway Beach area of the city's borough of Queens are on fire. It is not known why the aircraft crashed or how many people were on board, or in the buildings now ablaze. New York Mayor Rudolph Guiliani is on his way to the crash site and has called a level one alert. There is no indication at the moment that the crash is anything other than an accident. The weather was crystal clear when the plane - thought to be a Boeing 767 - went down. Both towers of the World Trade Center in New York were destroyed on 11 September after 767s were flown into them. All three airports serving New York - JFK, Newark and La Guardia - are now closed. The Dow index dropped 200 points on hearing the news. Top Americas stories now: Passenger jet crashes in New York Taleban routed outside Kabul Anthrax found in more Senate offices Canada 3000 goes bust Opec to cut oil output this week Pakistan wins big aid deal Bin Laden nuclear threat dismissed UN General Assembly calls for action Links to more Americas stories are at the foot of the page. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>