Russian Plane Disappears from Radar

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Russian Plane Disappears from Radar near Sochi

A Russian military plane has disappeared from radar just minutes after take-off from the Black Sea resort of Sochi, local media have said.

They quoted a source at the emergency ministry as saying the missing aircraft was a Tu-154.The country's defence ministry later confirmed its plane was missing, adding that 91 people were on board, Russia's news agencies said.

Unconfirmed reports said the plane was flying to Syria's Latakia province.
Interfax news agency reports quoted the emergency ministry source as saying the plane disappeared from radar 20 minutes after taking off from Sochi's Adler airport at 05:20 local time (02:20 GMT).The aircraft went missing as it was manoeuvring over Russia's territorial waters, the source added.

Local news agencies later quoted Russia's defence ministry as saying that 83 passengers and eight crew were on board the plane.Reports suggest a military music band and reporters were among those on board the aircraft.

A search operation was now under way, Russia's state-run Rossiya24 TV channel said.

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they found that its crashed in to the black sea with 92 people

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it has been crashed into the black sea with all the passengers on board... may their souls rest in peace ...

 

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Russian military plane crashes in Black Sea, 'killing 92'

All 92 people on board a Russian military aircraft are feared dead after it crashed into the Black Sea.

The plane disappeared from radar two minutes after taking off from Sochi at 05:25 (02:25 GMT), heading for Latakia in Syria, the defence ministry said.Debris and 11 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.
More than 100 divers are involved in a round-the-clock search operation at the site of the crash, Russia's defence ministry says.

Russia's transport minister says investigators are looking into an "entire spectrum'' of possible reasons the crash occurred, including the possibility of a terror attack.

Earlier, a Russian official had downplayed any suggestion of a terror attack.
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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