Kathmandu: Saurya Airlines plane crashed during take off at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Wednesday.
Attempts to douse the fire is underway, according to Dinesh Raj Mainali, spokesperson at Kathmandu Valley Police Office. The cause of the accident is not yet identified.
Airport officials reported that there were 19 people on board the aircraft, which was en route to Pokhara.
[Update: Authorities recover five bodies from Saurya Airlines aircraft crash site]
[Update: 18 killed, including Yemeni national, in Saurya Airlines plane crash; one injured]
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