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call from her husband, Martin Farkaš. She said that she received the call around 19:30 CET (18:30 GMT). She is quoted as saying that her husband told her that his plane had crashed in a forest. Shortly before the line went dead, he asked her to alert rescue services and the police.
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1006:TEAM Linhas Aéreas Flight 6865
889:Links to pictures of the crash
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1318:January 2006 events in Europe
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854:The Slovak Spectator
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822:The Slovak Spectator
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662:Accident description
249:crashed in northern
47:19 January 2006
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1278:2005 ◄
1166:EasyJet Flight 6074
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171:Destination
102: /
1297:Categories
556:References
495:Bratislava
477:half-staff
369:Telkibánya
300:97305605.
277:Background
259:Telkibánya
213:Fatalities
197:Passengers
90:21°18′53″E
87:48°26′39″N
79:, Hungary
54:2006-01-19
471:Memorials
296:with the
290:turboprop
288:, a twin
267:Hungarian
229:Survivors
189:Occupants
934:Aviation
910:Slovakia
687:Archived
683:CBC News
634:Archived
587:Archived
582:BBC News
544:See also
499:Trebišov
341:Slovakia
325:Pristina
221:Injuries
183:Slovakia
161:Pristina
133:Operator
115:Aircraft
39:Accident
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974:in 2006
922:Hungary
896:Portals
664:at the
355:(18:38
283:Antonov
251:Hungary
240:Antonov
124:Antonov
62:Summary
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992:Jan 19
833:4 July
538:Košice
506:koruna
428:Prešov
337:Košice
329:Kosovo
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263:Kosovo
179:Košice
165:Kosovo
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1022:May 3
865:2 May
801:2 May
775:2 May
749:2 May
723:1 May
693:1 May
640:1 May
593:1 May
365:Hejce
347:Crash
286:An-24
255:Hejce
243:An-24
127:An-24
77:Hejce
75:Near
978:2006
867:2007
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367:and
313:KFOR
309:NATO
269:and
205:Crew
148:5605
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357:GMT
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