Russian plane crashes in Far East, 11 feared dead

2009-11-07 05:56:02 GMT2009-11-07 13:56:02 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- A Russian military plane crashed in the Far East on Friday, presumably killing all 11crew 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.

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