Cargo plane crash claims 32 lives in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK: A cargo plane crashed near Kyrgyzstan’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.

The majority of the dead were from the village of Dacha-Suu where the plane — a Turkish Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Istanbul via Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek — crashed at around 7.30 am local time (0130 GMT), a spokesman for the country’s emergency services ministry was quoted by news agency AFP.