No survivors after Russian passenger jet crashes
Prosecutors open an investigation into Saratov Airlines following the crash
Stepanovskoye — A Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed near Moscow on Sunday minutes after taking off, killing everyone on board in one of the country’s worst ever aviation disasters. Investigators said the Antonov An-148 plane crashed in the Ramensky district on the outskirts of Moscow at 2.48pm after taking off from the capital’s Domodedovo airport. "Sixty-five passengers and six crew members were on board, and all of them died," Russia’s office of transport investigations said in a statement. The flight was operated by the domestic Saratov Airlines and was headed for Orsk, a city in the Ural mountains. President Vladimir Putin offered "his profound condolences to those who lost their relatives in the crash," his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. The crash site was enveloped in heavy snow, making it difficult to access, with emergency workers forced to park their vehicles and access the wreckage by foot. Russia has experienced record snowfall in recent weeks and investig...
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