Sunday, 25 December 2016

CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY: RUSSIAN MILITARY PLANE CRASHES IN BLACK SEA, KILLING OVER 92 PEOPLE 

A Russian military plane with 92 people on board has crashed into the Black Sea, Russia's defence ministry says.
Debris from the plane is returned via a quay in Sochi       An archive picture of a Russian Tu-154 plane escorted by Russian Su-34 bombers

The plane disappeared from radar two minutes after taking off from Sochi at 05:25 (02:25 GMT), heading for Latakia in Syria.
Debris and several bodies have been found, with no reports of survivors.
The Tu-154 was carrying soldiers, reporters and 64 members of the famed Alexandrov military music ensemble who were to perform for Russian troops.
President Vladimir Putin has said Monday will be a day of national mourning.
The flight had originated in Moscow and landed at Adler airport in Sochi for refuelling.
                    

The defence ministry said in a statement: "Fragments of the Tu-154 plane of the Russian defence ministry were found 1.5km (one mile) from the Black Sea coast of the city of Sochi at a depth of 50 to 70m (165-230ft)."
Ministry spokesman Maj-Gen Igor Konashenkov said: "No survivors have been spotted."

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