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Russia: Passenger plane crashes in Rostov-on-Don, 62 killed

India Blooms News Service | | Mar 19, 2016, at 02:25 pm

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Moscow, Mar 19 (IBNS) At least 62 people are feared to have been killed as a passenger plane crashed in Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on Saturday, reports said.

According to reports, the FlyDubai Boeing 738-800 was coming from Dubai when the mishap occurred after it missed the runway as it attempted to land at 03:50 local time.

"We are aware of an incident involving our flight FZ981 from Dubai to Rostov On Don. We are investigating further details and will publish an update once more information is available," FlyDubai said in a statement posted on its Facebook page.

"A passenger FlyDubai Boeing-737-800 en route from Dubai to Russia’s Rostov-on-Don crashed at the city's airport after missing the runway amid poor visibility," a Russian Emergencies Ministry source told RIA Novosti on Saturday.

"All the passengers who were on board were Russian citizens. Crew members were foreigners " an official spokesman told the news agency.

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