At least 32 dead after Turkish cargo plane hits Kyrgyztan village

A cargo plane attempting to land at Kyrgyzstan's main airport in thick fog crashed in a populated area Monday, authorities at the airport said, leaving at least 32 people dead.

The majority of the dead are from the nearby village of Dacha-Suu where the plane — a Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul from Hong Kong via Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek — crashed at around 7.30 am local time (0130 GMT), a spokesman for the country's emergency services ministry told AFP. 

Four pilots also died, the health ministry said.