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Passenger plane crashes in Russia | Passenger plane crashes in Russia |
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A passenger plane has crashed near the central Russian city of Perm, Russian emergency officials say. | |
The Boeing-737 was en route from Moscow and had 88 passengers and crew on board. All are feared dead. | |
Communications with the plane were lost as it was making a landing approach. | Communications with the plane were lost as it was making a landing approach. |
The wreckage was later found outside Perm, which is located in the Urals. Rescuers are at the site. The cause of the crash is not known. | The wreckage was later found outside Perm, which is located in the Urals. Rescuers are at the site. The cause of the crash is not known. |
"According to the latest information, the airplane fell into a ravine near the city limits," investigator Vladimir Markin told Russia's Ria-Novosti news agency. | |
He said that "by preliminary information" there were no survivors. | |
Russia's Emergency Ministry spokeswoman Irina Andrianova earlier that the contact with the plane was lost as it was landing at 0321 Moscow time (1121 GMT). | |
The plane reportedly belonged to Russia's Aeroflot airlines company. |