Seven die as Belrusian cargo place crashes in Russia

Russian rescue workers sift for evidence at the scene of the crash (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)

A Belarusian cargo plane crashed on Wednesday while trying to land in eastern Russia, killing all seven people on board, officials said.

The Soviet-built An-12 operated by Belarusian carrier Grodno crashed and caught fire near Irkutsk, eastern Siberia.