10 February 2012, 21:03 (GMT+04:00)

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Russian plane crashes in Far East, 11 feared dead

A Russian military plane crashed in the Far East on Friday, presumably killing all 11 crew members on board, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
  
The Tu-142-M3 anti-submarine plane, which was on a training mission, crashed in the Tatarsky Strait, about 15-20 km off the Pacific coast.
  
The plane from the Russian Pacific Fleet disappeared from the radar screen at 14:15 Moscow time (1115 GMT), the report said.
  
According to the report, rescuers had found the wreckage of the plane, and the cause of the crash was now under investigation, Xinhua reported.

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