Dozens killed in jetliner crash

(CNN) - An Iran-bound Boeing 737 with 90 people on board crashed Sunday just outside the airport in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, killing most of the passengers, a government official said.

The crash killed 65 people and wounded the rest of those aboard - 22 of whom remain hospitalized - according to the Kabar National News Agency of Kyrgyzstan, which said the plane crashed and burned while trying to make an emergency landing.

Six crew members survived, said Ramis Satybekov, an official from Kyrgyzstan's Emergency Situations Ministry.

Among the passengers was an Iranian airline representative, but his status was unknown, Satybekov said. Most of the 83 passengers were Iranian or Kyrgyz nationals.

The crash happened near the U.S. military's Manas Air Base, which helped with the emergency response.