Bishkek/Moscow: A Boeing 737 passenger jet with 123 people on board crashed in Kyrgyzstan's Bishkek city airport Sunday, the Kyrgyz Civil Defence Ministry reported.
A spokesman for the airport confirmed that fatalities did occur, but could provide no details, according to a news agency.
The jet, on its way to Iran, was five kilometres from Bishkek airport when it went down. The airline that owned the plane was not yet known.
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