Russia rules out terrorism in airliner crash

An engine fire appeared today to be the cause of a Russian jet crash that killed all 88 people on board.

Russia rules out terrorism in airliner crash
Mon, 15 Sep, 2008 - 12:32

An engine fire appeared today to be the cause of a Russian jet crash that killed all 88 people on board.

The right engine of the Boeing 737 apparently caught fire as the plane was preparing to land yesterday at Perm in the Ural Mountains, said investigator Alexander Bastrykin.

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