Cargo plane crashes in Karachi - Russian National Killed

[Shadowstone]

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[quote]Pakistani firefighters struggle to extinguish fire at the site of a plane crash in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. (AP / Fareed Khan)[/quote]

[quote]KARACHI, Pakistan — A cargo plane crashed into a housing complex in Pakistan's largest city soon after takeoff Sunday, setting off a huge blaze and killing all eight Russian crew on board, the civil aviation authority said. Casualties on the ground appeared likely. The Russian-made plane came down in an upscale neighbourhood of Karachi around 1.50 am local time, when many people on the ground were asleep. Witnesses said one of the plane's engines was on fire when it flew overhead.
The plane exploded into flames, setting several buildings alight.

Fire trucks sprayed foam onto the crash site. As the flames died down, rescuers began searching through the destroyed buildings, looking for bodies or survivors.
The plane came down in an upscale housing complex for Naval officers.
Hundreds of people came to see the spectacle and film it with their cellphones, hampering access for emergency workers.
Witness Hasan Hashmi said fire could be seen from one of the plane's engines as it flew overhead.
Aviation authority spokesman Pervais George said the plane was heading to Sudan when it came down two minutes after take off. He said the eight crew, all Russians, were dead.
Local television reported the plane was an Il-89, a multipurpose cargo plane that is often used for ferrying humanitarian aid to developing countries, as well as other large items.

The crash was the third in less than five months in Pakistan.
Earlier this month in Karachi, 21 people were killed when a small passenger plane crashed soon after take off.
In July, a passenger jet operated by Pakistan carrier Airblue crashed into hills overlooking the capital, Islamabad, during stormy weather, killing all 152 onboard.[/quote]

[Roof]

Shit, that's fucking scary, sleeping and having a plane coming down and crashing in your neighborhood.

[Soda']

shit, that's fucking scary, knowing that you're living in a highly volatile area anyways

Karachi seems to be a magnet for carashes

[Ickylevel]

It's the new bermuda triangle.

[Cheshire_cat]

Reminds me of [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_587]American Airlines Flight 587.[/url]

[LordLoss]

I wanna make a MW2 joke involving the emergency airdrop killstreak, but I don't wanna disrespect the 8 Russians.

[Dan*]

[QUOTE=LordLoss;26360030]I wanna make a MW2 joke involving the emergency airdrop killstreak, but I don't wanna disrespect the 8 Russians.[/QUOTE]

Holy shit lol

[booster]

It's a Black Ops viral again guys.

[PassTheBong]

[QUOTE=LordLoss;26360030]I wanna make a MW2 joke involving the emergency airdrop killstreak, but I don't wanna disrespect the 8 Russians.[/QUOTE]

i was thinking exactly this

[🦇Pachira🦇]

Nova 6 has been released

[dass]

Goddamn I don't want to make a MW2 joke...
:sigh:

[evilking1]

[QUOTE=LordLoss;26360030]I wanna make a MW2 joke involving the emergency airdrop killstreak, but I don't wanna disrespect the 8 Russians.[/QUOTE]

Remember, no russians.

[gokulol]

I ALWAYS SAID Karachi was the worst map

But really, this is a tragedy.