Tourist-plane crash in Nepal kills all 19 on board

A PLANE carrying tourists to view Mount Everest crashed while attempting to land in Nepal yesterday, killing all 19 people on board, including 13 foreigners, officials said.

Ten Indians, two Americans and one Japanese tourist were among the victims, said Nepalese tourism secretary Ganesh Raj Joshi said.

The turboprop plane belonging to Buddha Air was also carrying three Nepalese passengers and three crew members when it crashed in Bisankunarayan village, just a few miles south of the capital, Katmandu.