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| Plane crashes in Armenian capital | Plane crashes in Armenian capital |
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| A plane with 21 people on board has crashed in flames, shortly after taking off from Yerevan airport in Armenia. | A plane with 21 people on board has crashed in flames, shortly after taking off from Yerevan airport in Armenia. |
| The Canadian-built CRJ-100, operated by the Belarussian state airline Belavia, had just left en route for Minsk when it caught fire. | |
| There were no fatalities, but four people were taken to hospital with serious burns, a local official said. | There were no fatalities, but four people were taken to hospital with serious burns, a local official said. |
| Yerevan's Zvartnots airport was temporarily closed after the crash, which took place at 0415 (0015GMT). | Yerevan's Zvartnots airport was temporarily closed after the crash, which took place at 0415 (0015GMT). |
| "Nearly everyone on board received burns of various degrees," said Gayane Davtyan, a spokeswoman for Armenia's civil aviation authority. | "Nearly everyone on board received burns of various degrees," said Gayane Davtyan, a spokeswoman for Armenia's civil aviation authority. |
| There were 18 passengers and three crew on flight 1834. | There were 18 passengers and three crew on flight 1834. |
| Sixteen of those on board were Armenian nationals. The nationalities of the others are not known. | Sixteen of those on board were Armenian nationals. The nationalities of the others are not known. |
| So far there is no indication of the cause of the crash. | So far there is no indication of the cause of the crash. |
| Armenian civil aviation chief Artyom Movsesyan told the Arminfo news agency that the plane's wing hit the ground and the jet then flipped over several times, bursting into flames. | |
| He said airport firefighters and rescuers had reacted quickly and "thanks to their prompt actions all the people aboard the plane were saved". |