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60 confirmed dead after Nepal plane crashes during landing

By UPENDRA MAN SINGH and SHEIKH SAALIQ

 

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An official in Nepal says 60 people have been confirmed dead after a regional passenger plane with 72 aboard crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the resort town of Pokhara.

Tek Bahadur K. C., a senior administrative officer in the Kaski district, made the announcement Sunday while rescuers were scouring the crash site near the Seti River, which is about 1.6 kilometers (nearly a mile) away from Pokhara International Airport.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A regional passenger plane with 72 people on board crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the resort town of Pokhara in central Nepal on Sunday, killing at least 32, an official said.

 

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