Nato team reach crashed Afghan airliner

Nato troops reached the wreckage of an Afghan airliner today, four days after it crashed into a snowy mountain peak, and began the gruesome task of searching for survivors among the 104 people on board.

Clear skies allowed helicopters to drop a small team of medics, mountaineers and explosives experts near the site, 20 miles east of Kabul, this morning, an alliance spokesman said. There was no immediate word on what they saw.