Russian passenger plane with 49 on board crashes
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A passenger plane has crashed in southeastern Russia with up to 49 people onboard. Emergency services say the An-24 aircraft took off from the city of Khabarovsk and was heading to the town of Tynda. Wreckage was found on a mountainside around 15 kilometres from the flight's intended destination.
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- A passenger plane crashed in southeastern Russia with up to 46 people on board.
- Wreckage was found on a mountainside about 16 kilometers from Tynda. 11s
- No survivors have been found so far, but rescue operations continue. 32s
- There are conflicting reports on the number of people on board, ranging from 43 to 46. 44s
- Authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the crash. 2m 4s