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A Boeing 737 of the Russian domestic routes crashed Sunday while attempting to land at the airport of Kazan, capital of Tatarstan (Volga), and 50 persons on board were killed, reviving fears about the safety of flights in Russia.
"According to preliminary information, all people who were on board the plane - 44 passengers and six crew members - were killed," he told local media for the Russian Ministry of Situations Emergency Irina Rossious. "Among the passengers, there were no children," said the spokesman.
The machine "fell on the runway and caught fire"
The local branch of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Kazan had initially reported 44 dead, before announcing afterwards that the final report on the accident was 50 dead. The plane "liaising between Moscow and Kazan crashed at Kazan airport at 19:25 local time (3:25 p.m. GMT), "said the ministry said.
The device from Moscow's Domodedovo airport "fell on the runway and caught fire", for his part, said the Russian investigative committee said in a statement. The Boeing flames then "exploded", according to a source in the local police, quoted by Itar-Tass.
An investigation for "breach of aviation safety" was opened, said the inquiry committee, adding that several investigators were dispatched to the scene of the disaster. "Different solutions are assessed, including technical failure, pilot error and bad weather conditions, "he said in a statement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin "has sent his condolences to relatives of the victims of this horrible disaster" and ordered to form a government commission to investigate its causes, said his spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by Interfax.
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