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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Pjotr Sauer and agencies

48 dead after Soviet-era passenger plane crashes in Russia’s far east

A Soviet-era passenger plane has crashed in Russia’s far east as it prepared to land, killing all 48 people onboard.

The flight, operated by Siberia-based Angara Airlines, and departing from the city of Blagoveshchensk, vanished from radar on Thursday and lost contact with air traffic controllers while approaching its destination of Tynda, a remote town in the Amur region bordering China.

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