BREAKING: Dozens feared dead or injured after plane CRASHES at airport
Flights to Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) are now holding or are being diverted.
A passenger plane swerved, crashed and burst into flames as it landed Monday at Kathmandu airport in Nepal, a witness said.
"Casualties are feared after a plane crashed at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, sending a huge cloud of smoke into the air, say eyewitnesses".
Photos and video posted on social media showed smoke rising from an airport runway.
The passenger aircraft has been identified as S2-AGU, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, but this has not been officially confirmed.
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An airport official said the plane was flight BS 211, but hung up the phone without giving any other details.
"We are yet to ascertain the reason behind the unusual landing", he added.
The flight landed at TIA airport 2.20pm local time according to flight tracker Flight Radar.
It was unclear if there were any fatalities, though an AP journalist saw the US-Bangla Airlines plane broken into several pieces, with dozens of firefighters and rescue workers clustered around the wreckage.
The plane is believed to have been travelling from Dhaka when it met the accident in Kathmandu.
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