25 survive passenger plane crash in Kyrgyzstan

Source: Xinhua | 08-25-2008 08:30

ALMATY, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- At least 25 passengers survived the crash of a Boeing-737 passenger jet near Bishkek, capital of Central Asia's Kyrgyzstan on Sunday, Kyrgyz Emergency Minister Kamchibek Tashiyev said.

"There were 90 people on board, 25 of them survived," Tashiyev was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying, adding that the plane has burnt down completely.

At least 25 passengers survived the crash of a Boeing-737  passenger jet near Bishkek, capital of Central Asia's  Kyrgyzstan on Sunday, Kyrgyz Emergency Minister Kamchibek  Tashiyev said.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)

The Kyrgyz Civil Aviation Department said earlier that there are 25 survivors in the air crash.

Two ambulance cars took to Bishkek the first nine victims of the crash and a headquarters has been set up to help victims, a spokesperson for the Kyrgyz Healthcare Ministry said.