Gold rains down on Russian airport after plane takes off

The hatch of a cargo plane carrying precious metals accidentally flew open upon take-off in Russia - scattering at least 3 tons of gold on the runway.

Gold rains down on Russian airport after plane takes off

The hatch of a cargo plane carrying precious metals accidentally flew open upon take-off in Russia - scattering at least 3 tons of gold on the runway.

An investigation is under way after the incident on Thursday at the airport in the far east city of Yakutsk, according to the Tass news agency.

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