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| US plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan, authorities say | |
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| The emergencies ministry in Kyrgyzstan says a US military plane has crashed in the country. | The emergencies ministry in Kyrgyzstan says a US military plane has crashed in the country. |
| Kyrgyzstan hosts a US base that is used for troops transiting into and out of Afghanistan and for C-135 tanker planes that refuel warplanes in flight. | Kyrgyzstan hosts a US base that is used for troops transiting into and out of Afghanistan and for C-135 tanker planes that refuel warplanes in flight. |
| A ministry official who did not give his name said the plane crashed Friday afternoon near the village of Chaldovar, about 100 miles west of the base. | A ministry official who did not give his name said the plane crashed Friday afternoon near the village of Chaldovar, about 100 miles west of the base. |
| The head of the region that includes Chaldovar, Kuralbek Khamaliyev, told the Associated Press by telephone that the plane broke into three pieces when it crashed into an uninhabited area. | The head of the region that includes Chaldovar, Kuralbek Khamaliyev, told the Associated Press by telephone that the plane broke into three pieces when it crashed into an uninhabited area. |
| The US base, called the Manas Transit Centre, said it had no immediate information. | The US base, called the Manas Transit Centre, said it had no immediate information. |
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