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61 killed as plane crashes during landing in Russia

61 killed as plane crashes during landing in Russia

MOSCOW: All sixty-one people on board a flight from Dubai were killed when their plane crashed and burst into flames as it was landing in Rostov-on-Don, in Southern Russia, on Saturday morning, a local official said.

"A Boeing 737 crashed as it was coming into land. There were 61 people on board. They are all dead," said a spokesman from the local ministry, quoted by the official TASS news agency.[sc:afterFooterAd]

There were 55 passengers and six crew members on the plane, the official added.

The accident happened at 00:50 GMT, according to an official statement from the emergencies ministry.

"The Boeing 737 on the Dubai to Rostov-on-Don route caught fire (after crashing)," said the statement, adding that it took an hour to bring the fire under control.

The plane hit the ground a few hundred metres (yards) from the runaway as it was making its second attempt to land in poor visibility, Russian news channel LifeNews reported.

It was raining hard and a strong wind warning had been issued by the local emergencies ministry, TASS said.

Emirates-based Flydubai said it was aware of an "incident" involving one of its planes, but did not give any further details.[sc:afterFooterAd]

"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," the airline said in a post on its Facebook page.[sc:afterFooterAd]

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