Nine killed in Russian plane crash

A Russian military plane crashed in the country’s far east late today, killing all nine people aboard, news agencies reported.

Fri, 06 Nov, 2009 - 23:03

A Russian military plane crashed in the country’s far east late today, killing all nine people aboard, news agencies reported.

An emergency ministry official said the Tu-142-M3 anti-submarine turboprop crashed in the Tatarsky Strait about 12 miles off the Pacific coast, ITAR Tass reported.

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