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User ID: 1435440 Canada 06/21/2011 09:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 44 Killed in Russian Plane Crash ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- A Russian airliner crashed in heavy fog and burst into flames just short of a runway in northwestern Russia, killing 44 people, officials said. Eight people survived, dragged from the burning wreckage by locals. The RusAir Tu-134 plane had taken off from Moscow and was moments from landing at the Petrozavodsk airport when it slammed into a nearby highway just before midnight Monday, Emergencies Ministry spokeswoman Oksana Semyonova told The Associated Press. Russia's top investigative agency said bad weather, human error or a technical malfunction might have contributed to the crash. There were no suspicions of a foul play. [ link to www.foxnews.com] |