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BSF plane explodes in fireball near Delhi airport, 10 killed; PM Modi 'pained'

By FnF Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 22, Dec 2015, 14:26 pm IST | UPDATED: 23, Dec 2015, 13:54 pm IST

BSF plane explodes in fireball near Delhi airport, 10 killed; PM Modi 'pained' New Delhi: A Border Security Force (BSF) aircraft crashed near Dwarka in Delhi on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board.The plane burst into flames just outside the Indira Gandhi International Airport here shortly after take-off.

Aviation sources said the accident at Bagdola village near Sector-8 Dwarka happened at around 9:50 am when the twin-engine Superking plane crashed into the airport boundary wall near a railway track and landed in a sewage treatment plant while returning back apparently due to a technical problem five minutes after it took off for Ranchi.

The aircraft lost contact with the Air Traffic Control at 9:50 am, they said.

Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma has ordered a probe into the incident.

"It is unfortunate that all 10 people including the pilots have died in the crash," Sharma said. There were two pilots on board.

"It is a matter of probe what led to the crash. We can only tell after the inquiry what were the reasons or lapses resulted in this incident," he added.

After briefing Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the crash, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh rushed to the crash site to take stock of the situation. Delhi's Lt Governor Najeeb Jung also visited the site.