Transit Center at Manas

BELGRADE - At least 37 people died in a Turkish cargo plane crash near Kyrgyzstan's capital of Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations said Monday.

At least 32 people, including six children, were killed when a Turkish cargo plane, belonging to the ACT Airlines, crashed into a village near Kyrgyzstan's main airport on Jan. 16.

The United States on Tuesday shut its airforce base in Kyrgyzstan that had been the main transit hub for troops going to Afghanistan, a move expected to boost Russia's influence in Central Asia.