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| 32 killed as cargo plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan, death toll could rise – officials | 32 killed as cargo plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan, death toll could rise – officials |
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| Thirty-two 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 Health Ministry. | Thirty-two 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 Health Ministry. |
| Among those killed are four crew members, RIA Novosti news agency reported. | |
| One of the crew members survived the crash, but later died on the way to the hospital, the local Health Ministry said, as cited by TASS. | One of the crew members survived the crash, but later died on the way to the hospital, the local Health Ministry said, as cited by TASS. |
| The aircraft was operating the flight route TK6491 from Hong Kong to Bishkek, and would have flown on to Istanbul. | The aircraft was operating the flight route TK6491 from Hong Kong to Bishkek, and would have flown on to Istanbul. |
| Kyrgyzstan's Emergencies Ministry said the plane crashed in a residential neighborhood outside the capital, Bishkek. | Kyrgyzstan's Emergencies Ministry said the plane crashed in a residential neighborhood outside the capital, Bishkek. |
| It happened just 1.5-2 kilometers from the airport runway, the Kyrgyz Transport Ministry said, as cited by Interfax. | It happened just 1.5-2 kilometers from the airport runway, the Kyrgyz Transport Ministry said, as cited by Interfax. |
| At least 32 residential buildings have been destroyed in the crash, the government press service of Kyrgyzstan said, as cited by RIA Novosti. | |
| Firefighters are at the scene, the ministry added, as cited by TASS. | 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. | All flights to and from Kyrgyzstan’s Manas airport have been suspended until further notice, RIA Novosti reported, citing local sources. |
| Kyrgyz PM Sooronbay Jeenbekov has arrived at the crash site, the government's press service told RIA Novosti. | Kyrgyz PM Sooronbay Jeenbekov has arrived at the crash site, the government's press service told RIA Novosti. |