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5 Dead, 3 Missing as Russian Cargo Plane Crashes in Siberia


Wed 03 Nov 2021 | 05:46 PM
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At least 5 people were killed while 3 others are still missing as a Russian cargo plane landed in eastern Siberia and caught fire.

Earlier today, TASS news agency said that an An-12 aircraft had disappeared from radar screens, when it was on its way to Irkutsk from Yakutsk.

The Russian emergency services announced that plane was carrying 8 people on board.

The TASS news agency, quoting sources, reported that the plane was owned by the Belarusian airline "Grodno".