Il-76 Crashes in Eastern Russia, 11 Killed

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Cargo Plane Crashes In Eastern Russia, 11 Dead
November 01, 2009
MOSCOW (Reuters) -- A cargo aircraft crashed soon after taking off from the eastern Russian city of Mirny in Yakutia region, killing all 11 people on board, Russian prosecutors said.

The plane, an IL-76 belonging to the Interior Ministry, crashed about one kilometer from Mirny at the start of a flight to Irkutsk, the investigative committee of the Prosecutor General's Office said in a statement.

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An Interior Ministry press service official told the Russian television channel Vesti the plane rolled to the right immediately after takeoff.

"The plane flew no more than two kilometers at an altitude of 20 to 30 meters before crashing near an old mine," he said.

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