Stowaways ‘fall to their deaths from plane’ – five are killed at Afghan airport

Three stowaways are believed to have died after bodies were seen plunging from a US transport aircraft
Video showed thousands rushing across the runway as US troops fired warning shots into the air
US official said the troops opened fire to deter people forcing their way onto plane filled with US diplomats
It is not clear whether the five who died on the ground were killed in a stampede or American gunfire
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Eight people have died at Kabul airport where thousands of desperate Afghans have clambered onto moving military planes and U.S. troops have fired warning shots into the air amid a chaotic scramble to flee the Taliban.

Three stowaways are believed to have plunged to their deaths, with footage showing bodies falling from the underside of a hulking USAF transport jet as it climbed into the skies over the fallen city on Monday. Further images later showed mutilated corpses strewn across a rooftop.

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By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline and Wires06:06 EDT 16 Aug 2021 , updated 08:58 EDT 16 Aug 2021