A plane carrying 72 people crashed into a gorge in Nepal, killing at least 29
A plane carrying 72 people crashed into a river gorge in central Nepal on Sunday, killing at least 29, according to a spokesman for the Nepalese army.
The Yeti Airlines aircraft went down in the gorge of the Seti River about a mile away from Pokhara International Airport, according to Brig. Gen. Krishna Prasad Bhandari, the army spokesman. Photos and TV footage showed black plumes of smoke and fire at the site, with crowds swarming around the wreckage.
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