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Passenger plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan-agencies

24 Aug 2008 16:15:07 GMT
Source: Reuters

MOSCOW, Aug 24 (Reuters) - A passenger plane crashed at the airport of Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek with around 100 people on board, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday.

RIA news agency, which quoted the press service of the U.S. airbase in Bishkek, said the plane crashed on take-off but gave no further details.

The Interfax news agency said the Boeing-737 belonged to a private Kyrgyz company Itek-Air and was bound for Iran. It quoted an airport source as saying 100 people were on board. (Writing by Oleg Shchedrov; editing by Jon Boyle)

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