Nepal plane crash kills all 19 on board: Police
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A rescue team member hoses down the crash site of a Dornier aircraft in Kathmandu on Sept 28, 2012. A small passenger plane carrying 19 people crashed on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital on Friday, killing everyone on board including five Japanese, two Italians and a Briton, police said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Onlookers and rescuers are seen near the wreckage of an Sita Air Dornier plane crash site in Manohara, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on Sept 28, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Onlookers and rescuers are seen near the wreckage of an Sita Air Dornier plane crash site in Manohara, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on Sept 28, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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The wreckage of a Dornier aircraft, owned by private firm Sita Air, is seen at a crash site in Kathmandu on Sept 28, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A Nepalese police officer stands in front of the wreckage of a Dornier aircraft, owned by private firm Sita Air, at the crash site in Kathmandu on Sept 28, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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A Nepalese police officer carries a black box after it was recovered from the crash site of a Dornier aircraft, owned by private firm Sita Air, in Kathmandu on Sept 28, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A rescue team member hoses down the crash site of a Dornier aircraft in Kathmandu on Sept 28, 2012. A small passenger plane carrying 19 people crashed on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital on Friday, killing everyone on board including five Japanese, two Italians and a Briton, police said. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Onlookers and rescuers are seen near the wreckage of an Sita Air Dornier plane crash site in Manohara, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on Sept 28, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Onlookers and rescuers are seen near the wreckage of an Sita Air Dornier plane crash site in Manohara, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on Sept 28, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
The wreckage of a Dornier aircraft, owned by private firm Sita Air, is seen at a crash site in Kathmandu on Sept 28, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A Nepalese police officer stands in front of the wreckage of a Dornier aircraft, owned by private firm Sita Air, at the crash site in Kathmandu on Sept 28, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
A Nepalese police officer carries a black box after it was recovered from the crash site of a Dornier aircraft, owned by private firm Sita Air, in Kathmandu on Sept 28, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
KATHMANDU (AFP) - A small plane flying 19 people towards Mount Everest crashed on the outskirts of the Nepalese capital on Friday, killing everyone on board including seven Britons and five Chinese, police said.
The Sita Air Dornier craft had just taken off from Kathmandu airport and was headed to the small town of Lukla, a gateway to the world’s highest mountain, when it plunged into the banks of a river near the city.
National police spokesman Binod Singh said there were no survivors.
“The crash has caused the death of 12 foreigners, including seven British and five Chinese tourists. The remaining seven, including three crew members, are Nepalese,” Singh told AFP.
