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Air crash in Nepal claims 14 lives | A Nepalese passenger plane with fourteen people
on board crashed in Makawanpur near Kathmandu this morning. The private Agni Airlines
aircraft, carrying eleven passengers and three crew members, crashed near Shikharpur
village in Makawarnur District, about 80 kilometers south of Kathmandu. According
to sources, the plane encountered technical failure in addition to bad weather.
Those killed include Captain Lucky Shah, co-pilot Sophia Singh, air hostess Sahara
Sherpa, and passengers R Rijal, P Humagain, P Bhote, K Rai and P Sherpa. Six others
passengers were foreign nationals and have not been identified. Meanwhile, a Nepal
Army team from Phaparbari and a police team from Hattisude have been deployed
in the incident site for rescue purposes. Rescue teams have left for the accident
spot from Kathmandu as well. |
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