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| Russian airliner in fatal crash near Yaroslavl | Russian airliner in fatal crash near Yaroslavl |
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| An airliner carrying members of a major league ice hockey team has crashed in Russia killing 43 people. | |
| Witnesses saw the plane burst into flames shortly after taking off from an airport at the city of Yaroslavl, about 250km (160 miles) north-east of Moscow. | |
| Investigators found wreckage of the plane in the Volga river. | |
| Members of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team were on board the plane, on their way to Belarus for the first match of the season. | |
| Officials said two people were unaccounted for after the crash, the cause of which has not been confirmed. | Officials said two people were unaccounted for after the crash, the cause of which has not been confirmed. |
| Flames 'nine storeys high' | |
| The team, which had been due to play Dinamo Minsk on Thursday, includes players from Germany, Sweden, and Slovakia as well as Russia. | |
| It was not clear how many of the fatalities were members of the team. | |
| The reigning champions Ufa had already started their first game of the Kontinental Hockey League season, but abandoned the match when the seriousness of the crash became clear. | |
| "In such a situation, after their friends and colleagues died, the players of both teams considered playing to be absolutely impossible," KHL president Alexander Medvedev said. | |
| The 10,000-strong crowd in Ufa's stadium held a minute's silence for the victims of the crash. | |
| The plane, a Yak-42, had a capacity of more than 100 passengers, but it is thought only 45 people were on board. | The plane, a Yak-42, had a capacity of more than 100 passengers, but it is thought only 45 people were on board. |
| A local policeman told the BBC Russian service he had seen the plane come down. | A local policeman told the BBC Russian service he had seen the plane come down. |
| He said the plane had barely taken off before it plunged to the ground, and he saw "flames as high as a nine-storey building". | He said the plane had barely taken off before it plunged to the ground, and he saw "flames as high as a nine-storey building". |
| President Dmitry Medvedev was due to travel to Yaroslavl for a forum later in the week, and his spokeswoman says he will alter his schedule to visit the crash site. | |
| Mr Medvedev has promised to overhaul the industry and take out of service ageing jets from the Soviet era. | |
| The country has a poor aviation safety record. In July this year a passenger plane crashed in northern Russia and 44 people died. | The country has a poor aviation safety record. In July this year a passenger plane crashed in northern Russia and 44 people died. |
| Are you in the area? Did you witness the crash? Please use the form below to share your comments and experiences with the BBC. | Are you in the area? Did you witness the crash? Please use the form below to share your comments and experiences with the BBC. |
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