(LEAD) Nepal jet crash-S Koreans
(LEAD) Two S. Koreans on passenger list of jet that crashed in Nepal: embassy
(ATTN: UPDATES with foreign ministry's measure; CHANGES dateline)
NEW DELHI/SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Two South Koreans seem to have been aboard a passenger aircraft that crashed in a resort town in Nepal, Seoul's embassy in the Himalayan country said Sunday.
"Two South Koreans are on the list of passengers. We are trying to confirm whether they were actually on board and their identities," an embassy official said.
In Seoul, the foreign ministry said local embassy officials have been dispatched to the site to handle relevant affairs
All 72 passengers and crew members were killed in the crash of the plane near Pokhara International Airport, according to a news report.
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