On Friday, 27 June 2026, during the tail end of rush hour, a small single-engine aircraft slammed into the upper floors of the CITIC Tower — Beijing’s tallest skyscraper and one of the tallest buildings in the world. Footage captured the moment debris, glass, and a section of the aircraft’s tail rained down hundreds of feet onto the streets below, triggering a panicked evacuation in the heart of China’s most sensitive and fortified city.

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