TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - A Federal Express Corp cargo plane crashed at it landed at Tokyo's Narita international airport on Monday.
NHK public broadcaster showed video of the plane crashing and exploding and said there was no immediate news of the fate of the pilot and co-pilot on board.
One runway at the international airport was closed, NHK said.
A Narita police spokesman said he could not immediately confirm media reports that the plane was a FedEx cargo flight from Guangzhou, China.
(Reporting by Linda Sieg; Editing by Rodney Joyce)
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NHK public broadcaster showed video of the plane crashing and exploding and said there was no immediate news of the fate of the pilot and co-pilot on board.
One runway at the international airport was closed, NHK said.
A Narita police spokesman said he could not immediately confirm media reports that the plane was a FedEx cargo flight from Guangzhou, China.
(Reporting by Linda Sieg; Editing by Rodney Joyce)
((linda.sieg@reuters.com; 81-3-6441-1881; Reuters Messaging: linda.sieg.reuters.net@reuters.com))
Keywords: JAPAN PLANE/ (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.