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Kyrgyzstan declares January 17 day of mourning

16 January 2017 16:43 (UTC+04:00)
Kyrgyzstan declares January 17 day of mourning

Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has today signed a decree "On declaring January 17, 2017 a day of mourning in the Kyrgyz Republic over the victims of the crash of cargo plane Boeing 747”, the Kyrgyz President's press office reported.

The cargo plane Boeing 747 of Turkish airlines crashed on Monday at 7.18 am in the village of Dacha-Suu in Chui oblast of Kyrgyzstan Sokuluk destroying 15 houses. As a result of the crash, according to recent data, 15 houses destroyed, 35 people killed, including adults and children from the village and members of the crew.

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