Nepalese firefighters and volunteers help put out flames from the wreckage of a crashed Sita Air plane outside Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday, September 28. The Dornier-built aircraft went down minutes after takeoff from Kathmandu's international airport, reports said. All 19 aboard the plane died, Nepalese authorities said.
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Nepalese firefighters and volunteers help put out flames from the wreckage of a crashed Sita Air plane outside Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday, September 28. The Dornier-built aircraft went down minutes after takeoff from Kathmandu's international airport, reports said. All 19 aboard the plane died, Nepalese authorities said.
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Flames engulf the small passenger plane, which was carrying tourists to a staging point for Mount Everest expeditions. The crash remains under investigation, but it appears the plane's collision with an eagle was a factor, an airport official said.
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Flames engulf the small passenger plane, which was carrying tourists to a staging point for Mount Everest expeditions. The crash remains under investigation, but it appears the plane's collision with an eagle was a factor, an airport official said.
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Members of a Nepalese rescue team remove bodies found in the wreckage. The UK Foreign Office confirmed that seven Britons were on the flight, and China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said five Chinese died.
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Members of a Nepalese rescue team remove bodies found in the wreckage. The UK Foreign Office confirmed that seven Britons were on the flight, and China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said five Chinese died.
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Nepalese firefighters and volunteers try to put out flames from the wreckage.
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Nepalese firefighters and volunteers try to put out flames from the wreckage.
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The rescue team and onlookers gather around the crash site.
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The rescue team and onlookers gather around the crash site.
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Firefighters and volunteers stand near the wreckage. The plane crashed on the banks of the Manohara River in Bhaktapur District, Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority said.
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Firefighters and volunteers stand near the wreckage. The plane crashed on the banks of the Manohara River in Bhaktapur District, Nepal's Civil Aviation Authority said.
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Members of the Nepalese rescue team gather around the wreckage. Officials have recovered the plane's flight data recorder, an airport official said.
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Members of the Nepalese rescue team gather around the wreckage. Officials have recovered the plane's flight data recorder, an airport official said.
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Emergency crews and onlookers gather near the site.
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Emergency crews and onlookers gather near the site.
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