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Urgent: All 55 people on board killed in plane crash in Russia

Xinhua, March 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

All 55 people on board a Boeing 737 passenger plane from Dubai to Russia's Rostov-on-Don were killed after the jet crashed at the city airport missing the runway amid poor visibility, an emergencies source told local media on Saturday. Endi