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20 people including 6 children killed after cargo plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan – officials | |
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Twenty people, at least six of them children, have been killed after a cargo plane belonging to Turkish Airlines crashed into a residential neighborhood near Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, according to the local government’s press service. | |
Among those killed are three crew members, RIA Novosti news agency reported. | |
One of the crew members survived the crash, the local Emergencies Ministry said, as cited by TASS. | |
Kyrgyzstan's Emergencies Ministry said the plane crashed in a residential neighborhood outside the capital, Bishkek. | |
Fifteen houses have been destroyed in the crash, Kyrgyzstan's government said, as cited by Interfax. | |
Firefighters are at the scene, the ministry added, as cited by TASS. | |
All flights to and from Kyrgyzstan’s Manas airport have been suspended until further notice, RIA Novosti reported, citing local sources. | |
The Kyrgyz PM, Sooronbay Jeenbekov, is heading to the crash site, government sources told Interfax. |