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Nepal plane crash kills 19

September 28, 2012

A small plane has crashed shortly after takeoff near Katmandu, killing 19 people. The victims included seven British and five Chinese passengers.

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Plane crash kills 19 in Kathmandu epa03413199 A rescue team recovers the flight data recorder from the crash site of a Dornier Aircraft from Sital Air that went down on the bank of the Manohara River in Kathmandu, Nepal, 28 September 2012. All Nineteen people on board died including 16 passengers and three crew members died as the plane crashed after it took off from Kathmandu heading for Lukla, a gateway to Mount Everest. EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
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The Dornier aircraft from Sita Air was heading from Katmandu, Nepal, to Lukla in the Mount Everest region when it went down near the Katmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on Friday, officials said.

Sixteen passengers and three crew members were killed in the crash. There were four Nepalese passengers and three Nepalese crew members.

The weather was clear at the time of the crash, and the cause of the accident remains unknown at this time.

It is currently the peak tourism season in Nepal, which boasts eight of the world's 14 highest mountains, including Mount Everest.

tm/av (AFP, dpa, Reuters)