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Plane from Karachi crashes with eight people on board
A plane with eight people on board has crashed shortly after taking off from Karachi airport in Pakistan, local officials say.
They say it was a Russian-made cargo plane, which was reportedly heading to Sudan's capital Khartoum.
TV footage showed a large fire at the scene of the crash in an area where buildings are under construction.
Rescue workers were seen fighting the blaze, and the officials said casualties were feared.
"It (the plane) took off from Karachi at 0145 (2045) and after one-and-a-half minutes it crashed," Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Pervez George told the AFP news agency.
"It was an IL-76 cargo plane. It was going to Khartoum. It had eight people on board," he said.
Some reports say the plane crashed near a housing complex for Naval officers.
Plane from Karachi crashes with eight people on board
A plane with eight people on board has crashed shortly after taking off from Karachi airport in Pakistan, local officials say.
They say it was a Russian-made cargo plane, which was reportedly heading to Sudan's capital Khartoum.
TV footage showed a large fire at the scene of the crash in an area where buildings are under construction.
Rescue workers were seen fighting the blaze, and the officials said casualties were feared.
"It (the plane) took off from Karachi at 0145 (2045) and after one-and-a-half minutes it crashed," Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Pervez George told the AFP news agency.
"It was an IL-76 cargo plane. It was going to Khartoum. It had eight people on board," he said.
Some reports say the plane crashed near a housing complex for Naval officers.