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Photos: 19 killed in Nepal plane crash

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Nepalese fireman and volunteers help extinguish flames from the wreckage of the Sita airplane after it crashed in Manohara, Bhaktapur on the outskirts of Kathmandu on September 28, 2012.The plane which went down shortly after taking off from Nepal's capital was hit by a bird, the pilot told air traffic controllers moments before the crash, according to Kathmandu airport. Police say all 19 people on board the Sita Air craft were killed in the crash on the outskirts of Kathmandu, including seven Britons and five Chinese. AFP PHOTO/ BIKASH KARKI (Photo credit should read BIKASH KARKI/AFP/GettyImages)