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UPDATED: 16:39, August 25, 2004 |
| Russian jet crashes kill at least 89; attack feared |
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Russian Emergencies ministry serviceman inspects the wreckage of Russian Tupolev Tu-134 plane near Tula, some 150 km (93 miles) from Moscow, August 25, 2004. Rescuers have found flight recorders from two planes that crashed almost simultaneously in different Russian regions late on Tuesday, raising fears of a terrorist strike, the Emergency Ministry said. The planes had more than 80 people on board and no survivors have been found. (Reuters)
File photo of a Russian TU-154 (Tupolev-154) aircraft in Moscow. A Tu-154 airplane crashed near the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, while a Tu-134 aircraft crashed en route to Volograd, officials said. (AFP/file)
Two Russian passenger planes with a total of more than 80 people on board went missing within minutes of each other late on August 24, 2004. One plane bound for Volgograd was confirmed down near Tula. Officials also reported losing contact with another plane bound for Sochi near Rostov-on-Don. Both flights originated in Moscow. (Reuters)
Parts of a Tu-134 airliner carrying 43 people that crashed in the Tula region, about 200 kilometers south of Moscow, are seen in this image taken from television. (AP)
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