FlyDubai plane smashed into pieces at airport in southern Russia.
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FlyDubai's Boeing 737 flight FZ981 crashed and disintegrated while landing at Rostov-on-Don airport in southern Russia today, killing all 62 passengers and crew. |
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Officials have found the plane's two black boxes. Russian investigators are focusing on the possibility that the plane crashed due to a technical fault or pilot error related to bad weather conditions. |
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Police car at Rostov-On-Don airport. |
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FlyDubai said the 55 passengers on board included 33 women, 18 men and four children. The airline also released the passengers' nationalities as 44 Russians, eight Ukrainians, two Indians and one Uzbekistani. |
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Fire trucks near the scene of the plane crash. |
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FlyDubai and Boeing, the manufacturer of the crashed plane, sent their condolences to the victims' families. |
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Investigators from the Russian Investigative Committee are collecting the victim's body for forensic examination. |
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Russian President Putin has asked authorities to give priority to supporting the victims' families. Psychologists have been dispatched to the airport to comfort relatives of the dead. |
Scene near the plane crash. Video: LifeNews
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According to VNE