PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3<br/> <br />The Laos Air force plane carrying 14 people crashed in this forsest area in the north of the country.<br/> <br />Those on board included the defence minister, the mayor of the capital, Vientiane, and his wife.<br/> <br />Unconfirmed reports from neighbouring Thailand said the defence minister had died but up to three passengers had survived.<br/> <br />The plane, said to be an Antonov AN74-300, crashed early in the morning local time.
