Asia-Pacific

Military cargo plane crashes in US state of Alaska

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-29 13:40

SAN FRANCISCO - A military cargo plane with four people on board crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in the US state of Alaska, local media reported Wednesday.

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The conditions of the four on the C-17 cargo plane are still unknown, Anchorage Daily News quoting sources with the US Air Force as saying.

The plane was on a "local training mission" when it crashed at 6:14 pm local time (0114 GMT), the newspaper said.

Initial reports showed that the plane had crashed into a wooded area about two miles northeast of the runway.