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| Plane crashes at Nepal's Kathmandu airport | |
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| A plane has crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu. | |
| The plane, operated by US-Bangla, a Bangladeshi airline, veered off the runway while landing on Monday afternoon, causing a blaze. | |
| The plane had 67 passengers and four crew on board, officials say. There are casualties but the number has not been confirmed. | |
| Seventeen people on board have been rescued so far, the authorities say. | |
| 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 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. | 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. |
| All flights in and out of the airport have been cancelled, the Kathmandu Post reports. | |
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