A Pakistani rescue helicopter flies over smoke and wreckage of a crashed passenger plane in The Margalla Hills on the outskirts of Islamabad, 28 Jul 2010
Pakistani officials say a plane carrying 152 people has crashed in bad weather near Islamabad.
Authorities have so far recovered at least 20 bodies and expect the death toll to rise.
Pakistan's interior minister Rehman Malik said five injured people have been taken to the hospital.
The plane operated by private carrier Airblue slammed into the Margalla Hills near the capital, where smoke was seen rising out of the trees.
Officials say the plane was traveling from Karachi to Islamabad, and was preparing to land in cloudy and rainy conditions when it crashed.
Rescuers are battling the weather and difficult terrain to access the crash site.
A spokesman for European airline maker Airbus confirmed the crash involved one of its aircraft.
Source http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Pakistan-Plane-Crash-2010Jul28-99445839.html
Authorities have so far recovered at least 20 bodies and expect the death toll to rise.
Pakistan's interior minister Rehman Malik said five injured people have been taken to the hospital.
The plane operated by private carrier Airblue slammed into the Margalla Hills near the capital, where smoke was seen rising out of the trees.
Officials say the plane was traveling from Karachi to Islamabad, and was preparing to land in cloudy and rainy conditions when it crashed.
Rescuers are battling the weather and difficult terrain to access the crash site.
A spokesman for European airline maker Airbus confirmed the crash involved one of its aircraft.
Source http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Pakistan-Plane-Crash-2010Jul28-99445839.html
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