Cargo Air plane, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – AP – A plane believed to be a cargo plane crashed Friday outside Dubai, said an airport official. There was no immediate information on casualties.

According to witnesses, the UPS plane crashed down near Academic City & Global Village on the Al-Ain Dubai Highway, 20 kilometers away from Dubai’s International Airport, 2 minutes after taking off.

UPS’ airline and international operations manager Bob Lekites said in a statement:

Sources said the Boeing 747 cargo plane went down about 20 kilometers away from the Dubai International Airport near a UAE army camp, in an unpopulated area.

No reports yet on what caused the crash or how many people were aboard, although the station is informing each person have been murdered.