In Nepal, thirteen Indians are among the fifteen killed in the air crash today near Jomsom the district headquarters of Mustang district.

The private airlines of Agni Air 9 N AIG carrying eighteen passengers and three crew was heading towards Jomsom from Pokhara. The dead include the pilot and co-pilot.

According to airport authorities, six of the injured have been send to Pokhara and are admitted to hospital which include two Danish passengers and the airhostess. The Indians were headed for Muktinath shrine which is a popular pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Buddhists.

The dornier plane which took off from Pokhara airport at about 9.30 am local time in clear weather crashed fifteen minutes later on a cliff near Jomsom airport, while the exact cause of the crash is not yet known , Reports said that the plane could not land due to technical glitch and was returning to Pokhara when the front part of the plane hit a cliff.

However the rescue work was swift as the barracks of the Nepal Army was nearby. The last air crash took place on September 25th last year in Kathmandu where ten Indians were among the eighteen killed while they were on mountain flight to view Mount Everest and the Himalayas range.