PLANE CRASHES IN ARMENIAN CAPITAL
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2008/02/14 05:33:01 GMT
A plane with 21 people on board has crashed in flames, shortly after
taking off from Yerevan airport in Armenia.
The Canadian-built CRJ-100, operated by the Belarussian airline
Belavia, had just left en route for Minsk when it caught fire.
There were no fatalities, but four people were taken to hospital with
serious burns, a local official said.
Yerevan’s Zvartnots airport was temporarily closed after the crash,
which took place at 0415 (0015GMT).
"Nearly everyone on board received burns of various degrees," said
Gayane Davtyan, a spokeswoman for Armenia’s civil aviation authority.
There were 18 passengers and three crew on flight 1834.
Sixteen of those on board were Armenian nationals. The nationalities
of the others are not known.
So far there is no indication of the cause of the crash.