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One killed as Russian passenger jet explodes

A Russian passenger jet carrying 128 people caught fire and later exploded at a Siberian airport today, killing one person and injuring 10.

One killed as Russian passenger jet explodes

Sat, 01 Jan, 2011 - 13:41

A Russian passenger jet carrying 128 people caught fire and later exploded at a Siberian airport today, killing one person and injuring 10.

The rest of the passengers and crew were safely evacuated before the explosion in the Western Siberian oil town of Surgut.

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