An Antonov AN-24. Kampot Province is highlighted on a map of Cambodia. An airliner carrying 22 people crashed into a remote mountainous area of Cambodia today, and the fate of those aboard remained unknown as search teams were daunted by darkness and rugged terrain.   "We don't know how many are dead or how many survived," Him Sarun, chief of cabinet of the Civil Aviation Secretariat was quoted as saying by Agence France-Presse (AFP). Earlier in the day, Royal Cambodian Armed Forces dispatched helicopters to search for the crash site, but visiblity was poor because of rain.
An Antonov AN-24. Kampot Province is highlighted on a map of Cambodia. An airliner carrying 22 people crashed into a remote mountainous area of Cambodia today, and the fate of those aboard remained uncertain as search teams were daunted by darkness and rugged terrain. A report by Kyodo News said local villagers heard a loud explosion, rushed to the crash site, and found no survivors. Cambodian officials have not confirmed or denied the report, and said they were still searching for the wreckage. "We don't know how many are dead or how many survived," Him Sarun, chief of cabinet of the Civil Aviation Secretariat was quoted as saying by Agence France-Presse (AFP). Earlier in the day, Royal Cambodian Armed Forces dispatched helicopters to search for the crash site, but visibility was poor because of rain.
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A report by Kyodo News said local villagers heard a loud explosion, rushed to the crash site, and found no survivors.
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Cambodian officials have not confirmed or denied the report, and said they were still searching for the wreckage.
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