At least 15 people have been killed after a small military plane crashed into a residential area in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi.

BBC records five crew members and 10 civilians are dead.

Another 12 people have been injured.

The crash resulted in a large fire which engulfed several houses.

Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, is the site of the army's headquarters. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash.

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