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Missing Nepali plane found crashed

30 May 2022 11:01am
The Twin Otter plane was reported to have lost contact with control tower at 9.55am on Sunday.
The Twin Otter plane was reported to have lost contact with control tower at 9.55am on Sunday.
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KATHMANDU - The missing Nepali plane with 22 people onboard has been found to have crashed, reported Xinhua, quoting the Nepali Army today.

"The Tara Air plane has been found crashed at Sanosware at Thasang Rural Municipality Ward-2 in Mustang district," army spokesman Brigadier General Narayan Silwal said in a statement. "The details will follow."

The Twin Otter plane carrying 19 passengers and three crew members, including four Indians and two Germans, went missing on Sunday morning when it was flying from the city of Pokhara to the mountain town of Jomsom in Mustang district.

Meanwhile, AFP reported the Nepali search teams located the wreckage of a missing passenger plane, but no details were provided about the 22 people on board.

"A search team has located the wreckage of the plane and shared a picture. Additional teams are heading there so we can get details," said Nepal Army spokesman Narayan Silwal.

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