'No survivors' as Syria-bound Russian jet crashes
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By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber (AFP) 3 hours ago in World
A Russian military plane crashed on its way to Syria on Sunday, with no sign of survivors among the 92 onboard, who included dozens of Red Army Choir members heading to celebrate the New Year with troops.
The Tu-154 plane went down in the Black Sea shortly after taking off from the southern city of Adler where it had been refuelling, defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a briefing broadcast on the ministry's website.
It disappeared from radar just two minutes after it took off at 5:25 am (0225 GMT)
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