A Russian airliner crashed minutes after takeoff from a Moscow airport on Sunday, killing all 65 passengers and six crew members on board, officials said.
The plane was an An-148, a regional jet belonging to Saratov Airlines, that had taken off from Domodedovo Airport and was headed to Orsk about 1,000 miles southeast of Moscow, REN-TV reported.
The Moscow Inter-Regional Transport Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement to Interfax that all people on board the plane have died.
“The plane was carrying 65 passengers and six crewmembers. All of them died,” the agency’s press service said in a statement. – Fox News
На месте крушения самолета Ан-148 в Раменском районе Подмосковья группировка МЧС России увеличена в два раза. В зоне происшествия работают спасатели общей численностью более 300 человек.https://t.co/v5KiSWStzH pic.twitter.com/MjjqO6u1JO
— МЧС России (@MchsRussia) February 11, 2018
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