SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's fire agency says 62 people are dead after a plane caught fire during landing in South Korea.

By Choe Sang-Hun The plane crash is the first major test for South Korea’s acting president, Choi Sang-mok, who had been appointed the interim leader only on Friday, as the country grapples with a political crisis at the highest levels. Mr. Choi ...

The passenger plane was landing when it went off the runway in Muan, in the country’s southwest. The flight came from Bangkok and was carrying 181 people.

The flight, operated by Jeju Air, had departed from Bangkok with 175 passengers and six crew members aboard.

At least 28 people were dead on Sunday after an airliner went off the runway and crashed in South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported.

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President Yoon Suk Yeol Yoon imposed martial law in the middle of the night earlier this month, plunging South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades.

The passenger plane was landing when it went off the runway in Muan. The flight came from Bangkok and was carrying 181 people.

At least 28 people were dead on Sunday after an airliner went off the runway and crashed in South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported.

A deepening political crisis in South Korea has not diminished the military readiness of 28,500 troops stationed in the Asian state, a U.S. official said on Friday, but Washington is closely monitoring the situation.