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  • All 11 people killed on board as Russian cargo plane crashes

    Published on August 9, 2011

    A Russian cargo plane has crashed in a remote far eastern area killing all 11 people on board. Those on board included nine crew and two passengers. Reports say the crew had reported that one of the plane’s engines was on fire shortly after taking off. The wreckage of the Antonov-12 plane was found in the Magadan region after going missing earlier today. According to Itar-Tass news agency, rescue workers’ efforts to reach the plane, which was found in deep forest, were hampered by thick forest.

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