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A Pakistan army helicopter searches for survivors
Airblue Crash

No survivors of Pakistan plane crash

Pakistan suffers its biggest ever air disaster after a passenger jet crashes into a mountainside near Islamabad.
1.43pm, 28 Jul 2010
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A PASSENGER plane has crashed on Margalla Hills, near the Pakistani capital Islamabad, killing all on board.

The Airbus A321 was carrying 152 people; 146 passengers and six crew. Two unnamed Americans are among the victims.

The crash took place in the early hours of the morning , shortly after the aircraft lost contact with the control centre. The cause of the crash is not yet known.

Rain is hampering efforts to recovered the bodies from the hillside following the crash, which Airblue spokesman Raheel Ahmed called “an extremely tragic incident” when addressing reporters earlier today.

This is the first crash experienced by the Pakistani Airline, which as announced that it is launching an investigation into the cause behind the accident.

No survivors of Pakistan plane crash
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    Pakistani army helicopter looks fpr survivors of a passenger plane crash in mountains of Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

  • Pakistan Plane Crash

    Pakistan army soldiers rush to the site of plane crash in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

  • Pakistan Plane Crash

    Pakistani rescue workers rush to the site of a plane crash in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. According to a Pakistani government official over two dozen bodies have been recovered from the site, but many more were feared dead, while several passengers have been rescued. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

  • Pakistan Plane Crash

    Local residents look towards the site of a plane crash in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid rain Wednesday, officials said. According to a Pakistani government official over two dozen bodies have been recovered from the site, but many more were feared dead, while several passengers have been rescued. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

  • Pakistan Plane Crash

    A Pakistani rescue worker looks at his colleagues searching for survivors amid of a wreckage of a plane crash in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid rain Wednesday, officials said. (AP Photo)

  • Pakistan Plane Crash

    Pakistani rescue workers rush at the site of a plane crash in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid rain Wednesday, officials said. (AP Photo)

  • Pakistan Crash

    Family members of passengers travelling with air blue airline which crashed, gather at a counter of airline to find out details in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid rain Wednesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Raja Khalid)

  • Pakistan Plane Crash

    Pakistan army soldiers cordon off the area leads to a plane crash site in Islamabad, Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid rain Wednesday, officials said. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
  • Pakistani army helicopter looks fpr survivors of a passenger plane crash in mountains of Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
  • Pakistan army soldiers rush to the site of plane crash in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
  • Pakistani rescue workers rush to the site of a plane crash in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. According to a Pakistani government official over two dozen bodies have been recovered from the site, but many more were feared dead, while several passengers have been rescued. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
  • Local residents look towards the site of a plane crash in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid rain Wednesday, officials said. According to a Pakistani government official over two dozen bodies have been recovered from the site, but many more were feared dead, while several passengers have been rescued. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
  • A Pakistani rescue worker looks at his colleagues searching for survivors amid of a wreckage of a plane crash in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid rain Wednesday, officials said. (AP Photo)
  • Pakistani rescue workers rush at the site of a plane crash in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid rain Wednesday, officials said. (AP Photo)
  • Family members of passengers travelling with air blue airline which crashed, gather at a counter of airline to find out details in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid rain Wednesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Raja Khalid)
  • Pakistan army soldiers cordon off the area leads to a plane crash site in Islamabad, Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid rain Wednesday, officials said. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

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