More than 70 people are believed dead after a Russian passenger plane crashed near Moscow, shortly after take off from one of the city's airports.
The short-haul A-N-1-4-8 operated by Saratov Airlines crashed in snowy conditions after taking off for the city of Orsk in the Orenburg region, about 15-hundred kilometres south-east of the capital.
The plane was carrying 65 passengers and six crew.
Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov confirmed there were no survivors and said D-N-A tests would be needed to identify the dead.
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