Nepal air crash

Dawn.com Published May 14, 2012
An Agni Air plane crash survivor looks on after receiving medical attention at a hospital in Pokhara, some 200 kms west of Kathmandu, on May 14, 2012. ? Photo by AFP
An Agni Air plane crash survivor looks on after receiving medical attention at a hospital in Pokhara, some 200 kms west of Kathmandu, on May 14, 2012. ? Photo by AFP
Unidentified survivor of a plane crash is carried for treatment to a nearby city of Pokhara, Nepal, Monday, May 14, 2012. ? Photo by AP
Unidentified survivor of a plane crash is carried for treatment to a nearby city of Pokhara, Nepal, Monday, May 14, 2012. ? Photo by AP
Unidentified people comfort each other as bodies of relatives, victims of a plane crash, are brought in to the nearby city of Pokhara, Nepal. ? Photo by AP
Unidentified people comfort each other as bodies of relatives, victims of a plane crash, are brought in to the nearby city of Pokhara, Nepal. ? Photo by AP
Nepalese rescue workers and officials inspect the site of a plane crash near Jomson, 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of the capital, Katmandu, Nepal. ? Photo by AP
Nepalese rescue workers and officials inspect the site of a plane crash near Jomson, 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of the capital, Katmandu, Nepal. ? Photo by AP
Nepalese army soldiers carry the remains of a plane crash victim flown for treatment to the nearby city of Pokhara, Nepal. ? Photo by AP
Nepalese army soldiers carry the remains of a plane crash victim flown for treatment to the nearby city of Pokhara, Nepal. ? Photo by AP
An Agni Air plane crash survivor is assisted off an aircraft after being evacuated for medical attention to Pokhara Airport, some 200 kms west of Kathmandu. ? Photo by AFP
An Agni Air plane crash survivor is assisted off an aircraft after being evacuated for medical attention to Pokhara Airport, some 200 kms west of Kathmandu. ? Photo by AFP

Fifteen passengers died on May 14 when a plane carrying Indian pilgrims crashed near a treacherous high-altitude airport in northernNepal, while six made a miraculous escape, police said. The Agni Air plane plunged into a hill close to Jomsom near the Annapurna mountain range.

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