Nineteen die in Mount Everest plane crash

A plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest crashed while attempting to land in Nepal today, killing all 19 people on board.

Nineteen die in Mount Everest plane crash
Sun, 25 Sep, 2011 - 11:06

A plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest crashed while attempting to land in Nepal today, killing all 19 people on board.

The turboprop plane belonging to Buddha Air was carrying 13 foreign tourists, three Nepalese passengers and three crew members when it crashed in Bisankunarayan village, just a few miles south of the capital, Katmandu.

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