US Military Plane Crashes in Kyrgyzstan

Went down near the Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan border

Reason Staff | 5.3.2013 7:16 AM

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — The emergencies ministry in Kyrgyzstan says a U.S. military plane has crashed in the country.

Kyrgyzstan hosts a U.S. base that is used for troops transiting into and out of Afghanistan and for C-135 tanker planes that refuel warplanes in flight.

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US Military Plane Crashes in Kyrgyzstan

Went down near the Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan border

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