BISKEK: At least 37 people have been killed after a Turkish cargo jet crashed near Kyrgyzstan’s Manus airport Monday. At least 15 buildings were destroyed in a village outside the airport, with a number of children among the dead.
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 am (local time).
The doomed plane ploughed for a few hundred metres (yards) through the village, shattering into pieces and damaging some 15 buildings. Initial estimates put the death toll from the crash at 37, said Kyrgyzstan's emergencies ministry.
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