A passenger plane has crashed shortly after take-off from Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, reports say.
Alexander Aksyonov from the civil aviation agency has been quoted as saying there are casualties.
Russian news agencies report that the Itek-Air Boeing 737 was on its way to Mashhad, in north-eastern Iran, with up to 100 people on board.
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