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'Plane crash' at Nepal's Kathmandu airport Plane crash at Nepal's Kathmandu airport
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A plane has crashed at Kathmandu's international airport, local media report. A plane has crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, officials say.
A plane from US-Bangla, a Bangladeshi airline, crashed on the east side of Tribhuvan International Airport's runway, the Kathmandu Post reported. 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.
An airport spokesperson told the paper that casualties were feared. 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.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The plane was identified in local media as S2-AGU, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, but this has not been officially confirmed.
You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. 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.