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A plane lands near the crash site, a day after the US-Bangla airplane crashed while arriving from Dhaka, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

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Wreckage of an airplane is pictured as rescue workers operate at Kathmandu airport, Nepal. Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

Plane carrying 71 people crashes, catches fire in Nepal

A plane carrying 71 people from Bangladesh swerved erratically and flew dangerously low before crashing and erupting in flames as it landed Monday in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, killing at least 50 people, officials and witnesses said.

By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press

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