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Russian jet crashes, 71 passengers on board

MOSCOW, Feb 11 (KUNA) -- A Russian plane crashed on Sunday, with 71 passengers on board, Russian local emergency sources said.
The radio communication with the crew was lost several minutes after the take-off, the aircraft disappeared off the radar screen, sources of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations were quoted by Novosti news agency as saying.
The sources confirmed that 71 people on board of the crashed plane. (end) as.mt