11 killed in Russian plane crash
November 1st, 2009 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
- Vladivostok, Nov 1 (RIA Novosti) A Russian interior ministry plane with 11 crewmembers on board crashed several minutes after taking off in Yakutia, authorities said Sunday.
“All 11 people died in the air crash,” a spokesman for the ministry’s regional centre said.
The spokesman said the plane, an Il-76 Candid strategic airlifter, bound for the city of Irkutsk, fell and caught fire about three kilometres from Mirny airport.
Seven crew as well as four members from a replacement crew were on board.
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