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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Ice Hockey Players Among 44 Killed In Russian Air Crash

Moscow, Sep 7: At least 44 people, including an entire ice hockey team, were killed when a jet carrying them for a match crashed and burst into flames immediately after taking off from an airport in western Russia.

The Russian aircraft, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashed at 4.00 pm (17.30 IST) after failing to gain altitude immediately after leaving an airport near Yaroslavl city, about 300-km north of Moscow.

Only one of the eight-member crew survived with serious burns, according to Channel 1 TV.

From: http://ping.fm/x0Obn

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