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Seven Indians were among the 19 people killed on Monday when their aircraft crashed in western Nepal, media reports said.The plane belonging to Agni Air crashed in Jomsom in western Nepal on Monday morning.Seven bodies of Indians have been found near the crash site , A charted Agni  Air plane en route from Pokhara to Jomsom in Mustang crashed on a hilltop some 100 meters north of the Jomsom airport on Monday morning, killing15 persons on board.

According to Laxmi Raj Sharma, the Mustang chief district officer, 15 bodies have been recovered. Among those killed are Pilot Prabhu Sharan Pathak and Co-pilot JD Maharjan. The rest of the victims are Indian nationals who were on a pilgrimage to the Muktinath temple. The air hostess R Saiju and five other passengers, including three children and two foreigners, have been rescued alive. All the injured have been airlifted to Pokhara. Of the injured, three are receiving treatment at Manipal Hospital. Their conditions are said to be critical.

The plane 9N AIG had left Pokhara airport at 9:30 am and crashed fifteen minutes later on the cliff, while it was about to return to Pokhara following technical glitch, Yogendra  Kunwar, assistant manager at traffic control room in Pokhara airport said.

Locals, police and Nepal Army personnel are engaged in rescue operation. CDO Sharma said the rescue works are being hampered due to strong winds in the crash site. reported myrepublica.com.

Five passengers, including two children, two foreigners and an air hostess, have been rescued. reported that 19 people have been confirmed dead.The plane, carrying mostly foreigners, was flying from Pokhara, a major tourist destination, to Jomsom.Reports said the front portion of the plane was totally damaged.

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