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11 feared dead as Russian cargo plane crashes
August 09, 2011
At least 11 people are feared killed as a cargo plane carrying them crashed in a remote eastern region of Russia. The Antonov An-12 transport aircraft took off from North-Eastern Siberian gold mining city of Magadan and was bound for Keperveyem in remote Chukotka region. According to media reports, the plane disappeared from radar screens at 300 kilometres from Magadan after its pilot reported a fuel leak and fire in one of its four engines.
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