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Old 9th Jul 2006, 03:49
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Russian airliner crashes in Siberia, officials say
Plane with 200 aboard bursts into flames after landing, 150 feared killed

BREAKING NEWS

The Associated Press

Updated: 11:19 p.m. ET July 8, 2006

MOSCOW - More than 150 people died early Sunday when an aircraft crashed in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, the Interfax news agency reported, quoting a preliminary toll from the regional prosecutor's office.

The report said that the dead were believed to include the eight crew onboard the plane, which was carrying 200 people.

The Sibir Airbus A-390 [sic] crashed on landing and burst into flames, Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Irina Andrianova said earlier.

“The aircraft veered off the runway on landing. It was traveling at a terrific speed,” Andrianova said...

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