{"id":53275,"date":"2017-01-16T07:29:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T07:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/?p=53275"},"modified":"2017-01-16T07:29:33","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T07:29:33","slug":"32-dead-in-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/32-dead-in-plane-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"32 dead in plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A cargo plane crashed near Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s main airport Monday, leaving 32 people dead including four pilots as it hit a populated area after attempting to land in thick fog, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The majority of the dead were from the village of Dacha-Suu where the plane &#8212; a Turkish Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Istanbul via Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s capital Bishkek &#8212; crashed at around 7.30 am local time (0130 GMT), a spokesman for the country&#8217;s emergency services ministry was quoted by news agency AFP.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-53277\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/BN-RQ444_0116ai_GR_20170116020937.jpg\" alt=\"plane\" width=\"620\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/BN-RQ444_0116ai_GR_20170116020937.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/BN-RQ444_0116ai_GR_20170116020937-768x501.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the airport administration, the plane was supposed to make a stopover at Manas, near the capital city Bishkek, on its way from Hong Kong to Istanbul. It crashed when trying to land in poor visibility at 7:31 local time (0131 GMT).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">News agency Reuters cited Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s transport ministry saying there were five people on board. It identified the plane as a Turkish Airlines Boeing 747-400, but the company said it belonged to another Turkish firm, ACT Airlines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-53278\" src=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Kyrgystan_map.jpg\" alt=\"plane\" width=\"648\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Kyrgystan_map.jpg 953w, https:\/\/greattelangaana.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Kyrgystan_map-768x338.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Our condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in the tragic incident involving an ACT Airlines aircraft in Kyrgyzstan,&#8221; Turkish Airlines said on its Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The doomed plane damaged 15 buildings in the village, said Mukhammed Svarov, head of crisis management centre at the emergencies ministry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cargo plane crashed near Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s main airport Monday, leaving 32 people dead including four pilots as it hit a populated area after attempting to land in thick fog, authorities said. 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