28 killed Kyrgyzstan plane crash

     Written by : IANS | Mon, Jan 16, 2017, 11:11 AM

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Bishkek, Jan 16 : At least 28 people were killed on Monday when a Turkish Airlines cargo plane crashed into a residential area close to the airport in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan.

The crash involved a Boeing 747 cargo plane, which plunged into a residential area close to the airport, destroying at least 15 houses, Efe news reported.

At least eight people have also been injured and taken to hospitals in the capital, said Health Minister Talantbek Batyraliyev.

28 people were killed due to air crash on monday in a Turkish Airlines cargo plane at a residential area close to the airport in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan.