ITEK Air 737 Crash....scores die

Another sad day for aviation....thoughts go out to all those lost RIP 

Only 25 people have survived a plane crash in Kyrgyzstan's capital, which had 123 people on board.

Russian news agencies have said the plane crashed on take-off at the Manas airport in Bishkek, but gave no further details.

According to initial reports the Boeing-737 belonged to a private Kyrgyz company Itek-Air and was bound for Iran.

A spokeswoman from the US airbase located at the Bishkek airport said: "At the moment rescue teams, fire brigades and medics are rushing to the crash site."

She said: "It took off and reported a technical problem and tried to return to the airport."

Itek Air is on a list of airlines banned from EU airspace because of fears over safety standards.

A Health Ministry spokeswoman said nine injured passengers had been rushed to hospital.