71 die in Kyrgyzstan plane crash
August 25, 2008 Among the foreigners were Iranian, Turkish, Chinese and Canadian nationals, he said.
Rescue teams and firefighters were dispatched to the site of the crash a few kilometres from the airport where the plane was engulfed in fire, officials said.
US military officials at a nearby base sent firefighters and medical staff to the scene, said Aygul Karemshakova, a press spokeswoman for the US base in Kyrgyzstan.
The civil aviation ministry earlier said at least 34 people had survived the crash.
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