Byline: Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey -- A plane carrying 74 people, most of them Spanish peacekeeping forces, from Afghanistan to Madrid crashed early today while trying to refuel in northwest Turkey, news reports said.
The Ukrainian-operated plane was flying from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to Zaragoza, Spain, with a refueling stop in Trabzon, private NTV television reported, quoting unnamed Turkish aviation officials.
It went down near the mountainous town of Macka, 30 miles south of the Black Sea port of Trabzon, NTV said. The plane carried 62 passengers -- all Spanish peacekeeping forces -- and 12 crew members, the television station said, quoting …
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