The Boeing-737 with 90 people on board went down a few kilometres from Bishkek's Manas airport after the plane suffered a dramatic loss of cabin pressure. 68 passengers died in the crash.



The Boeing, owned by Kyrgyz carrier, Itek-Air, was bound for Tehran.



Out of the total 90 passengers of the plane, 55 were Iranians.



43 Iranians were killed and 12 others were injured in the crash.



There were a number of foreigners among the passengers, including Iranian, Turkish, Chinese and Canadian nationals.



Seventeen members of a local teenage basketball team were also on board the plane, seven of whom survived the crash.



In his condolence message, Ahmadinejad said, the painful incident of the Kyrgyz plane crash caused grief for the Iranian government and people.



The president also extended condolence to the Kyrgyz government and people on the tragedy and wished patience for the bereaved families.

Tehran, Aug 26, IRNA