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Plane crash at Nepal's Kathmandu airport | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A plane has crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, officials say. | |
The plane, operated by US-Bangla, a Bangladeshi airline, veered off the runway while landing on Monday afternoon, causing a blaze that firefighters have been tackling. | |
About 67 people were thought to be on board, officials told the BBC. | |
A number of people have been injured, Nepal police spokesperson Manoj Neupane told BBC News Nepali. | |
The plane can reportedly carry 78 passengers, local news site My Republica reported. | |
Photos and video posted on social media showed smoke rising from an airport runway. | Photos and video posted on social media showed smoke rising from an airport runway. |
The plane was identified in local media as S2-AGU, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, but this has not been officially confirmed. | |
The flight landed at TIA airport, also known as Kathmandu International Airport, at 14:20 local time (08:35 GMT), according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24. |