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| Russian plane crash kills 32 in Siberia | |
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| A Russian passenger plane carrying 43 people has crashed shortly after take-off in Siberia, officials say. | A Russian passenger plane carrying 43 people has crashed shortly after take-off in Siberia, officials say. |
| Thirty-two people were killed and 11 survivors have been taken to hospital, Russia's emergencies ministry said. | Thirty-two people were killed and 11 survivors have been taken to hospital, Russia's emergencies ministry said. |
| The ATR-72 turboprop aircraft had just left Tyumen on a flight north-east to the oil town of Surgut when it crashed. | The ATR-72 turboprop aircraft had just left Tyumen on a flight north-east to the oil town of Surgut when it crashed. |
| Officials said 39 passengers and four crew members were on board the plane. It remains unclear what caused the crash. | Officials said 39 passengers and four crew members were on board the plane. It remains unclear what caused the crash. |
| At least five survivors are in a critical condition, according to the state-run RIA news agency quoting hospital officials in Tyumen. | At least five survivors are in a critical condition, according to the state-run RIA news agency quoting hospital officials in Tyumen. |
| The Itar Tass news agency is reporting that all the crew, which was made up of two pilots and two flight attendants, died. | |
| Flight 120 disappeared from radars at 05:35 local time (01:35 GMT), state-owned Russian news channel Rossiya 24 reported. | Flight 120 disappeared from radars at 05:35 local time (01:35 GMT), state-owned Russian news channel Rossiya 24 reported. |
| A search team found it had crashed and burst into flames in a snowy field about 35km (22 miles) from Tyumen. | A search team found it had crashed and burst into flames in a snowy field about 35km (22 miles) from Tyumen. |
| The French-Italian-built ATR-72 turbo-prop aircraft belonged to the UTair com. | The French-Italian-built ATR-72 turbo-prop aircraft belonged to the UTair com. |
| The transport ministry has launched an investigation and the deputy transport minister has flown to the site. | The transport ministry has launched an investigation and the deputy transport minister has flown to the site. |
| Some reports suggest the flight recorder has been found which should help establish what caused the crash. | Some reports suggest the flight recorder has been found which should help establish what caused the crash. |
| Air safety has been notoriously bad in Russia - but it had seemed to be improving, correspondents say. | |
| Last year, at least 15 Russian planes crashed, killing 120 people and questions were raised about maintenance. | |
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