Small plane crashes into Beijing's tallest skyscraper

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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A small plane crashed into Beijing's tallest skyscraper this Friday (26), according to witnesses from the Reuters news agency. The city police went to the scene and isolated the area around the building.
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Videos circulating on social media this Friday and confirmed by a g1 analysis, showed that a small plane crashed into the building (see below).
The impact broke two glass panels and left a hole in the building's facade. The aircraft, which Reuters said 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.
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There was a strong police presence at the site, according to Reuters, with some access roads to the 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.
This report is being updated.
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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 26 June 2026.
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Small plane crashes into the tallest skyscraper in Beijing, China, on June 26, 2026.
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