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| Turkish Airlines plane from Hong Kong crash lands on Kyrgyzstan homes | |
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| A Turkish Airlines cargo plane from Hong Kong has crashed in Kyrgyzstan, killing at least 32 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 Kyrgyz government said. | |
| Several buildings were destroyed, and a number of children are reported to have been among those killed. | |
| The flight was making a stopover at Manas en route to Istanbul in Turkey. | |
| It came down at 07:31 local time (01:31 GMT) in the populated area. | |
| Visibility was poor because of thick fog at the time, but the cause of the crash has not yet been confirmed. | 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. | Images on social media purporting to be of the crash site show fire and smoke rising from the rubble of destroyed buildings. |
| There are reports that one crew member survived. | |
| Emergency services are at the scene. Local media is reporting that Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov is also there. | |
| The plane is thought to be around 14 years old and currently operated by MyCargo. | |
| Manas airport, the main airport in the country, has been closed. |