Turkish Airlines cargo jet crash kills at least 20 in Kyrgyzstan
A Turkish Airlines cargo jet crashed near Kyrgyzstan’s Manas airport on Monday, killing at least 20 people, most of them residents of village struck by the Boeing 747 as it tried to land in dense fog, Kyrgyz officials said.
According to the airport administration, the plane was supposed to make a stopover at Manas, near the capital city Bishkek, on its way from Hong Kong to Istanbul. It crashed when trying to land in poor visibility at 7:31 local time (0131 GMT).
Turkish Airlines cargo plane crashes near Kyrgyzstan capital, at least 1 home destroyed https://t.co/TUoiPw5A7w pic.twitter.com/AYmWu2e6xZ
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UPDATE: Death toll from Kyrgyzstan plane crash rises to at least 20 as first images emerge from the scene https://t.co/TUoiPw5A7w pic.twitter.com/T9mVuPYJgb
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