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Turkish cargo plane from Hong Kong crash lands on Kyrgyzstan homes | |
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A Turkish 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. | The Boeing 747 crashed into homes near Manas airport, about 25km (15 miles) north of the capital, Bishkek, the Kyrgyz government said. |
At least 15 buildings were damaged and a number of children are reported to have been among those killed. | |
The flight was making a stopover in Manas en route to Istanbul in Turkey. | |
The Kyrgyz government said the plane was being operated by Turkish Airlines. | |
But the airline said the plane belonged to Turkish carrier ACT, also known as My Cargo Airlines. | |
"Our condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in the tragic incident involving an ACT Airlines aircraft in Kyrgyzstan," Turkish Airline said on its Twitter account. | |
Destroyed houses | |
The plane came down shortly after 07:30 local time (01:30 GMT) in the village of Dacha-Suu, a popular holiday home area. | |
Visibility was poor at the time because of freezing fog, 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. A number of people have also been taken to hospitals with injuries. | |
Emergency services are at the scene. Local media is reporting that Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov is also there. | Emergency services are at the scene. Local media is reporting that Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov is also there. |
Manas airport, the country's main international airport, has been closed. | |
In 2008, a passenger plane bound for Iran crashed shortly after take-off from Manas, killing 68 people. |