159 feared dead in Pakistani plane crash

Air Blue Airbus crashed on domestic flight in Pakistan

Reports are coming in that an Airbus has crashed in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. The plane belongs to a private company Air Blue. It crashed into hills behind the capital Islamabad, where smoke was seen rising through heavy clouds, police said.

The plane was on a domestic flight to Islamabad from Karachi with 152 people on board. Bad weather is hampering rescue operations. 152 feared killed.

Pakistani television is showing images of smoke arising from a hillside in the Margalla Hills in poor weather conditions.

A huge rescue effort has been launched. Details are still emerging.

Find updates on Air Blues website http://www.airblue.com/

eTN readers in Pakistan are invited to send updates to team@eturbonews.com

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