Jet crashes in Kyrgyzstan - CNN.com
Jet crashes in Kyrgyzstan
<LI class=cnnHiliteHeader _extended="true">Story Highlights <LI _extended="true">Boeing passenger jet crashed while taking off, reports Russian news agencies
<LI _extended="true">There are casualties, and jet is a Boeing 737, agency says, citing unidentified source
<LI _extended="true">Interfax news agency says the Itek-Air flight was headed to Iran
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- Russian news agencies report that a Boeing passenger jet has crashed while taking off in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek.
The Interfax news agency cites an unidentified source as saying there are casualties and identifies the plane as a Boeing 737.
RIA-Novosti cites an unnamed spokesperson at a U.S. air base near the airport in Bishkek as saying a passenger airliner crashed. Officials at the airport and the base could not be reached.
Interfax says the Itek-Air flight was headed to Iran.