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BSF plane crash in Delhi airport, four killed

by IBNS 22 Dec 2015, 07:51 am

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IBNS) Four people were killed when a small aircraft belonging to the Border Security Force (BSF) crashed into a wall near the Delhi airport on Tuesday morning, reports said.

Ten people, including three BSF officers, were on the plane, which was  flying to Ranchi. Four bodies have so far been recovered.

The plane reportedly  hit a wall and then crashed into a septic tank after which the  aircraft burst into flames.

More than a dozen fire fire engines fought to douse the flames.

"The tragic news of BSF plane crash near IGI airport in New Delhi is extremely painful. Rushing to the crash site immediately," Home Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted.