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| Plane crash kills 61 in Russian city of Rostov-on-Don | |
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| A Boeing-737 passenger jet operated by the low-cost airline, FlyDubai, has crashed on landing in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, in the south of the country. | A Boeing-737 passenger jet operated by the low-cost airline, FlyDubai, has crashed on landing in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, in the south of the country. |
| All sixty-one people on board were killed when the plane crashed and burst into flames on Saturday morning, a local official said. | All sixty-one people on board were killed when the plane crashed and burst into flames on Saturday morning, a local official said. |
| “A Boeing 737 crashed as it was coming into land. There were 61 people on board. They are all dead,” said a spokesman from the local ministry, quoted by the official TASS news agency. | “A Boeing 737 crashed as it was coming into land. There were 61 people on board. They are all dead,” said a spokesman from the local ministry, quoted by the official TASS news agency. |
| There were 55 passengers and six crew members on the plane, the official added. | There were 55 passengers and six crew members on the plane, the official added. |
| The accident happened at 0050 GMT, according to an official statement from the emergencies ministry. | The accident happened at 0050 GMT, according to an official statement from the emergencies ministry. |
| “The Boeing 737 on the Dubai to Rostov-on-Don route caught fire (after crashing),” said the statement, adding that the fire was brought under control by 0200 GMT. | “The Boeing 737 on the Dubai to Rostov-on-Don route caught fire (after crashing),” said the statement, adding that the fire was brought under control by 0200 GMT. |
| Emirates-based Flydubai said it was aware of an “incident” involving one of its planes, but did not give any further details. | Emirates-based Flydubai said it was aware of an “incident” involving one of its planes, but did not give any further details. |
| “We are aware of an incident involving our flight FZ981 from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don. We are investigating further details and will publish an update once more information is available,” the airline said in a post on its Facebook page. | “We are aware of an incident involving our flight FZ981 from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don. We are investigating further details and will publish an update once more information is available,” the airline said in a post on its Facebook page. |