88 People Feared Dead As Russian Boeing 737 Crashes

According to Russian officials, a Aeroflot Airline, flight 821, Boeing 737 has crashed near the city of Perm with 87 people aboard, all feared to have been killed. There were five crew and 83 passengers aboard the plane, which included one baby. Reuters quotes the Ekho Moskvy radio station in Russia that all on board were dead.

The plane took off at 1:12 a.m. local time and was traveling from Moscow to Perm when officials at the Bolshoye Savino Airport lost contact with the aircraft at about 1,800 meters in altitude. It went down just outside the airport, while it was attempting to land. One report says it crashed into a ravine while another states it crashed into a swampy area. The plane’s wreckage was found a short time later. Part of the Trans-Siberian rail line was also damaged as a result of the crash.

“We have found the aircraft. It came down within the city limits (in Perm) in a patch of waste ground. Initial reports are of no casualties on the ground,” said the Emergencies Ministries.

Officials are currently investigating the cause of the crash, but Sky News in Australia reports that there is no indication that terrorism was involved.

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