Turkish Cargo Plane Crashes In Kyrgyzstan Killing 32
MEP: At least 32 people, six of them children, have been killed after a Turkish Airlines cargo plane has crashed in Kyrgyzstan, according to the local Health Ministry.
The Boeing 747 crashed near the Manas airport in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, at around 7:30 am local time (0130 GMT) as it was attempting to land in poor visibility because of dense fog on Monday.
Government spokeswoman Tolgonai Stamaliyeva said the plane — which was en route from Hong Kong to Istanbul — was going to land at Manas airport to refuel and crashed in a populated area, damaging some 15 houses.
Rescue workers have recovered the body of a pilot and 15 villagers, the healthcare ministry said.
Images on social media purporting to be of the crash site show fire and smoke rising from the rubble of destroyed buildings.
The report is being updated…
