A passenger plane carrying around 100 people has crashed near an airport in Pakistan

• A passenger plane carrying more than 100 people crashed in Pakistan on Friday afternoon.
• The plane was operated by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and crashed near Jinnah International Airport, in Karachi.
• A spokesperson for the Pakistan Armed Forces confirmed the news in a tweet.

A passenger plane carrying more than 100 people crashed near an airport in Pakistan on Friday afternoon, according to Reuters and local news reports.

The plane was operated by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and crashed near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.

The spokesperson for the Pakistan Armed Forces confirmed the crash on their official Twitter account and said search and rescue teams had been sent to the site.

Journalists are posting images of what they say is the crash site on social media:

—Mansoor Ali Khan (@_Mansoor_Ali) May 22, 2020

—Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) May 22, 2020

—Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) May 22, 2020

Pakistani news outlet HUM News has broadcast images of ambulances ferrying bodies from the scene, while huge crowds of onlookers wait nearby. The outlet says it has a list of the passengers onboard.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.

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