Plane crashes during takeoff in Kathmandu , killing 18

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KATHMANDU-At least 18 people were killed when a plane crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu , Nepal  on Wednesday, aviation officials said.

Nineteen people were on board when the Saurya Airlines flight went down at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, according to a notice from the Search and Rescue Coordination Center of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, which was posted online by the airport.

Officials released the flight’s manifest, which included 16 Nepali passengers and one Yemeni passenger. Officials said all were killed, along with the co-pilot, whose nationality was not listed.

 

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