C-130 plane 'crashes near Kabul'

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Source: BBC NEWS

C-130 plane 'crashes near Kabul'

A C-130 transport plane is reported to have crashed 20km north of the Afghan capital, Kabul.

An Afghan security official at Kabul airport told the BBC there were no survivors. Ten people were on board, international peacekeepers said.

C-130 planes are used by both the international force (Isaf) in Afghanistan and the US-led coalition fighting militants.

The cause of the crash in Farza, in the Shomali plains, is not yet known.

Squadron Leader Annie Gibson-Sexton, a spokeswoman for Isaf, said rescuers had reached the site but she could not confirm casualties.

It is also still unclear who was operating the plane.

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Published: 2005/11/11 09:28:02 GMT

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