<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">A military plane crashed near Mandalay in Myanmar killing 12 people onboard on Thursday morning.<br />'' <br />''The plane had taken off from the capital city Naypyidaw for the town of Pyin Oo Lwin when it crashed about 300 meters from a steel plant.<br />''<br />''The plane was carrying six military personnel and monks who were going to attend a ceremony at a Buddhist monastery, Reuters quoted the local media.<br />''<br />''According to Irrawaddy news, well known monk Abhiksheka Maha Rattha Gur Dr. Bhatanda Kavisara from the Zaygone Monastery in Naypyitaw and another monk died in the crash.<br />''<br />''One passenger and the pilot of the plane survived the crash. No casualties took place on the ground.</span>