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Plane crashes after take-off in Armenia

A plane carrying 21 people has crashed after take off from Armenia's Yerevan airport.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 10:08 February 14, 2008
  • Gulf News

  • Experts examine a wreckage of Belarus' Belavia Airlines Canadair CRJ-100, which was heading for Minsk, Belarus, when it flipped over on the runway at Zvartnots Airport near Yerevan and burst into flames yesterday.
  • Image Credit: AP

Yerrvan: A plane carrying 21 people has crashed after take off from Armenia's Yerevan airport.

The plane, operated by Belarussian airline Belavia, had just left for the Russian city of Minsk when it caught fire.

There were no fatalities, but four people were taken to hospital with serious burns.

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