15 bodies of Afghan plane crash victims found

May 21, 2010 03:51 pm | Updated November 28, 2021 08:48 pm IST - Gorband (Afghanistan)

Relatives of passengers rest near the site where a plane is believed to have crashed on Monday in Salang, north of Kabul. Photo: AP.

Relatives of passengers rest near the site where a plane is believed to have crashed on Monday in Salang, north of Kabul. Photo: AP.

Bodies of 15 passengers have been recovered five days after their plane crashed in the mountains of Afghanistan’s northern Parwan province, officials said on Friday.

Afghanistan’s Pamir Airways PM 1102 flight crashed in Gorband district on Monday.

The wreckage of the plane was scattered in several places over the snow covered mountains, member of parliament Fatima Aziz told Xinhua. The black box of the plane was also found.

There were 43 people, including eight foreigners, onboard.

The plane was on its way from the northern city of Kunduz to Kabul.

Officials said on Friday the bodies will be sent to Kabul.

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