Guest guest Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Sunday, 9 July 2006, 07:06 GMT 08:06 UK Passenger plane crashes in Russia The jet hit a building, broke up and burst into flames Nearly 150 people, including many children, are feared dead after a Russian airliner crashed in Siberia. The Sibir Airbus A-310 plane was flying from Moscow when it crashed on landing at Irkutsk airport. The plane reportedly slid off the runway and hit a building at about 0800 on Sunday (2300 GMT Saturday). About 55 people were injured, Russian officials said. The plane was carrying 192 passengers and eight crew. All the crew were said to have died. Many of the passengers were reported to be children travelling to the nearby popular holiday destination of Lake Baikal. The aircraft appeared to veer out of control on landing. It overshot the runway then crashed through a concrete wall, before hitting a building close to the airfield. It then broke up and burst into flames. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5162082.stm RUSSIA dasha: Ra/Ve/Ve/Ju/Ke satva Jorge Angelino Rua da Sociedade Filarmónica Perpétua Azeitonense, 29 2925-598 Azeitão Portugal jorge.angelino tel: mobile: 210813674 963916784 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this? -- Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/383 - Release 07.07.2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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