In pictures: BSF plane crashes near Delhi airport, 10 killed

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Arun Kumar | December 22, 2015 | New Delhi


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A BSF Super King plane having 10 people on board, crashed in Dwarka Sector 8 few minutes after the take-off on Tuesday morning.



The Ranchi-bound plane was carrying two pilots and eight technical personnels.



According to news reports, the accident happened at around 9.50 am when the plane crashed into the airport boundary wall and landed in a sewage treatment plant while returning back due to apparent technical problem five minutes after it took off for Ranchi.



Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma has said that an investigation has been ordered.



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