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Turkish Airlines cargo plane crashes into Kyrgyzstan homes | Turkish Airlines cargo plane crashes into Kyrgyzstan homes |
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A Turkish Airlines cargo plane has crashed in Kyrgyzstan, killing at least 20 people, most of them on the ground, say officials. | |
The Boeing 747 crashed into homes near Manas airport, about 25km (15 miles) north of the capital, Bishkek, the healthcare ministry said. | |
A number of children are reported to have been among those killed. | |
The flight was heading to Manas from Hong Kong, en route to Istanbul, when it crashed. | |
It happened at around 07:30 local time (01:30 GMT). | |
Visibility was poor because of thick fog at the time, but the cause of the crash has not yet been confirmed. | |
Images on social media purporting to be of the crash site show fire and smoke rising from the rubble of destroyed buildings. | |
Emergency services are at the scene. Local media are reporting that a number of senior government officials are also there. |