A small sightseeing plane crashed outside Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, on Sunday, apparently killing all 19 people on board.
The plane of Buddha Air lost contact with the control tower as it was making a landing approach at Kathmandu's airport after a sightseeing flight. It was later confirmed to have crashed in the Lalitpur District.
Police say one person was rescued from the site, but died at a hospital. They add that there are probably no survivors.
The airline operates aircraft for viewing Himalayan peaks. A one-hour sightseeing flight is said to be popular among foreign touri
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
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