Fate of crew 'unknown' after US plane crash in Kyrgyzstan: US

The fate of the crew of a US tanker plane that crashed in northern Kyrgyzstan on Friday is unknown but emergency services are on the scene, the aircraft's US air base said.

"Emergency services are on scene. The status of the crew is unknown," the Transit Centre at Manas near Bishkek said in a statement, confirming the plane was a KC-135 Stratotanker that usually carries three crew.