US Military Plane 'Crashes' In Kyrgyzstan After Take Off'

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US Refueling Plane Crashes Near Hotly-Contested Kyrgyzstan Air Base -- Business Insider

The Kyrgyzstan emergencies ministry says a U.S. Boeing K-135 Stratotanker, used to refuel military aircraft, has crashed near an American air base in the country.

The Associated Press reports the plane went down Friday afternoon about 100 miles west of the re-named Manas Air Base, now called The Transit Center at Manas.

The base name was changed after a series of controversies and local, as well as regional pressures to close it down, became resolved in 2010.

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