China censors posts about plane crash into Beijing's tallest building, and the country's press does not report the incident

Small plane crashes into the tallest skyscraper in Beijing
Chinese social networks censored mention of the collision of a small plane into a skyscraper in Beijing this Friday (26), and the country's press also did not report the incident.
The aircraft crashed into the Citic Tower, better known as China Zun, the tallest building in the Chinese capital. The city police went to the scene and isolated the area around the building, according to the Reuters agency.
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Videos circulating on social media this Friday and with the veracity confirmed by an analysis by g1 showed that a small plane crashed into the building (see above).
This is an unusual incident in Beijing, as the city is subject to strict security measures and severe restrictions on the use of airspace.
The impact broke two glass panels and left a hole in the building's facade. The aircraft, which according to Reuters was the size of a car, partially fell apart and fell into the street.
It was not yet known, until the last update of this report, whether the incident left people dead or injured.
The facade of the Citic Tower, also known as the Zun Tower, was damaged in Beijing, China, on Friday, June 26, 2026
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"I don't know why this plane came to fly over this area. It is It's really very strange," a witness who asked to remain anonymous told AFP.
"When I came out, I saw debris. It looked like part of a plane," said another man who said he worked at the Citic Tower.
Dozens of cleaning staff were near the security perimeter.
A woman told AFP that the occupants of the Citic Tower were ordered to evacuate via the stairs, without using the elevators.
There was a heavy police presence at the site, according to Reuters, with some access roads to the building. building closed to cars. Police officers were seen preventing people from taking photos and moving pedestrians away from the building.
The local government had not publicly commented on the incident until the last update of this report.
The Citic Tower building, also known as China Zun, is a 108-story skyscraper located in the financial district of Beijing, in the east of the city. It houses the headquarters of the state-owned conglomerate Citic Group and is the tallest building in the Chinese capital.
Citic Tower, the tallest skyscraper in Beijing, China, has broken glass panels on June 26, 2026.
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Chinese police cordon off the area around the Citic Tower in Beijing, China, on June 26, 2026.
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Small plane crashes into the tallest skyscraper in Beijing, China, on June 26, 2026.
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Source: G1