Lufthansa cargo crashes in Riyadh; no casualties reported

Riyadh: A Lufthansa official says one of the airline's cargo planes has crashed in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh but there was no immediate word on casualties.

A Saudi airport official says the plane caught fire during the crash on Tuesday. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Christoph Meier, Lufthansa head of corporate communications for southeast Europe, Africa and the Middle East, confirmed the crash. He spoke to The Associated Press by telephone from Dubai.