Friday, 20 April 2012

Pakistani passenger jet with 127 on board crashes


A passenger plane with 127 people on board has crashed in bad weather near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, according to reports late Friday morning. The 737 aircraft is believed to belong to Pakistani air carrier Bhoja Air. Rescue teams were reportedly en route to the crash site. 
Defense Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhar told The Associated Press the Bhoja Air jet crashed Friday, just a few kilometers (miles) away from the airport in Islamabad.He says the aircraft was traveling from the country's largest city of Karachi to the Pakistani capital when it burst into flames.


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