A rescue team inspect the crash site of Dornier Aircraft of Sital Air that went down on the bank of the Manohara River in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday. Photo: EPA
A rescue team inspect the crash site of Dornier Aircraft of Sital Air that went down on the bank of the Manohara River in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday. Photo: EPA
A rescue team removes victim's bodies from the crash site of a Dornier Aircraft from Sital Air on Friday. Photo: EPA
A rescue team removes victim's bodies from the crash site of a Dornier Aircraft from Sital Air on Friday. Photo: EPA
Sixteen passengers and three crew members died when the plane crashed during take off from Kathmandu heading for Lukla, a gateway to Mount Everest. Photo: EPA
Sixteen passengers and three crew members died when the plane crashed during take off from Kathmandu heading for Lukla, a gateway to Mount Everest. Photo: EPA
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Chinese, British among 19 dead as Nepal plane crashes on take-off

Associated Press in Kathmandu

Updated: 4:55pm, 28 Sep, 2012

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A rescue team inspect the crash site of Dornier Aircraft of Sital Air that went down on the bank of the Manohara River in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday. Photo: EPA
A rescue team inspect the crash site of Dornier Aircraft of Sital Air that went down on the bank of the Manohara River in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday. Photo: EPA
A rescue team removes victim's bodies from the crash site of a Dornier Aircraft from Sital Air on Friday. Photo: EPA
A rescue team removes victim's bodies from the crash site of a Dornier Aircraft from Sital Air on Friday. Photo: EPA
Sixteen passengers and three crew members died when the plane crashed during take off from Kathmandu heading for Lukla, a gateway to Mount Everest. Photo: EPA
Sixteen passengers and three crew members died when the plane crashed during take off from Kathmandu heading for Lukla, a gateway to Mount Everest. Photo: EPA
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