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| First body found after Russian military plane carrying 92 crashes in Black Sea | First body found after Russian military plane carrying 92 crashes in Black Sea |
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| One body has been found after a Russian military plane carrying 92 people, including a well-known military band, crashed on its way to Syria. | One body has been found after a Russian military plane carrying 92 people, including a well-known military band, crashed on its way to Syria. |
| Rescuers also found personal documents belonging to some of those on board, the Russian defence ministry said. | Rescuers also found personal documents belonging to some of those on board, the Russian defence ministry said. |
| There was no word of survivors. | There was no word of survivors. |
| Earlier, a rescue team found fragments of the Tu-154 plane, which the Russian Defence Ministry said had disappeared from radar shortly after takeoff from the Black Sea resort of Sochi. | Earlier, a rescue team found fragments of the Tu-154 plane, which the Russian Defence Ministry said had disappeared from radar shortly after takeoff from the Black Sea resort of Sochi. |
| The plane was carrying Russian servicemen and members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, who were being flown into Russia's Hmeymim air base in Syria to entertain military personnel in the run-up to the new year. | The plane was carrying Russian servicemen and members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, who were being flown into Russia's Hmeymim air base in Syria to entertain military personnel in the run-up to the new year. |
| The plane was carrying 84 passengers and eight crew members. Nine Russian reporters were among the passengers, agencies said. | The plane was carrying 84 passengers and eight crew members. Nine Russian reporters were among the passengers, agencies said. |
| The Defense Ministry has released a list of passengers, which includes 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, among them its leader, Valery Khalilov. | |
| Initial reports suggested 91 passengers were on the plane. | Initial reports suggested 91 passengers were on the plane. |
| The ministry said rescue teams found fragments of the plane at a distance of about 1.5 kilometres (less than a mile) from shore, at a depth of 50-70 metres. | The ministry said rescue teams found fragments of the plane at a distance of about 1.5 kilometres (less than a mile) from shore, at a depth of 50-70 metres. |
| The crash could have been caused by a technical malfunction or crew error, a Russian official has said. | |
| Viktor Ozerov, head of the defense affairs committee at the upper house of Russian parliament, said in remarks reported by the state news agency RIA Novosti that he "totally excludes" terrorism as a possible cause of the crash. | |
| Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters it was too early to say what had caused the crash. President Vladimir Putin was being kept informed of latest developments, Mr Peskov added. | Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters it was too early to say what had caused the crash. President Vladimir Putin was being kept informed of latest developments, Mr Peskov added. |
| Russia's Defence Ministry regularly flies musicians into Syria to put on concerts for military personnel. The base they were heading for, Hmeymim, is in Latakia province, from where Russia flies air strikes against Syrian rebels. | Russia's Defence Ministry regularly flies musicians into Syria to put on concerts for military personnel. The base they were heading for, Hmeymim, is in Latakia province, from where Russia flies air strikes against Syrian rebels. |
| Earlier in December, another Russian Defence Ministry crashed in Siberia with 39 people on board as it tried to make an emergency landing near a Soviet-era military base. Nobody was killed, though 32 people were airlifted to hospital. | Earlier in December, another Russian Defence Ministry crashed in Siberia with 39 people on board as it tried to make an emergency landing near a Soviet-era military base. Nobody was killed, though 32 people were airlifted to hospital. |
| Additional reporting by agencies | Additional reporting by agencies |