85 die as plane crashes in desert

Sharjah - - A Tajik airliner with 86 people on board crashed in the United Arab Emirates desert yesterday and a hospital official…

Sharjah - - A Tajik airliner with 86 people on board crashed in the United Arab Emirates desert yesterday and a hospital official said there was only one survivor, a male flight attendant who had suffered head injuries but was in a stable condition.

The Tajik Air plane was reported to have crashed about 13 km from Sharjah airport at about 6.30 p.m. (1430 GMT).

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