5 killed, 11 injured in emergency landing in BurmaDecember 25, 2012 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two people, including a young child, have been killed and another 11 injured during an emergency landing in Burma, officials say, according to BBC News. The Air Bagan plane was carrying more than 60 passengers, many of whom were foreign nationals.T he Fokker-100 was on its way from the city of Rangoon to Heho airport in Shan state when it crash landed about 3km (two miles) from the runway. A fire in one of the engines may have caused the accident. Heho is the gateway to the popular destination of Inle Lake in Shan state. Government officials confirmed an 11-year-old child was found dead inside the plane. A motorcyclist near Heho airport was also killed when the Fokker jet made its emergency landing. Four foreign nationals and two pilots were among the wounded, airport authorities said. "The cause of the accident is not clear yet. Only the pilots will now the cause, but we can't contact them yet as they have been sent to hospital," Air Bagan spokesman Ye Min Oo said in a statement. Sources told the AFP that a fire had broken out in one of the engines. Air Bagan is one of handful of privately owned carriers flying domestic routes in Burma. The airline operates two Fokker-100 jets, which are no longer being manufactured. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |