However, the general manager of Tribhuvan International Airport, Ratish Chandra Lal Suman, said it appeared that the plane had struck a bird.

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The general manager of Tribhuvan International Airport, Ratish Chandra Lal Suman, said in a statement that the plane, a twin-propeller Dornier, had struck a vulture soon after take-off.

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Co-sponsors of the workshop include the US National Science Foundation, UNAVCO, University of Colorado, the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, and Tribhuvan University.

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