Plane crashes at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport

A plane crashed on the runway while landing at Tribhuvan Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on Monday, police spokesperson Manoj Neupane told CNN.

The aircraft, which belongs to US-Bangla Airlines, a privately owned Bangladeshi carrier, caught fire while landing at 2:15 p.m. local time, the police spokesman said.

He said a total of 13 people were injured and have been admitted to Kathmandu Medical College for treatment.

It is not yet clear how many people were on the plane.

An airport official said the plane was flight BS 211, but hung up the phone without giving any other details. That flight originated in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

This is a developing story — more to come …

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