Debris found in search for Russian plane crash

Rescuers have found fragments of a military plane that crashed with 91 people on board in the Black Sea.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th Dec 2016, 09:49 BST
Updated 29th Dec 2016, 15:24 BST

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A Russian plane with 92 people aboard, including a well-known military band, crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria. Picture: APA Russian plane with 92 people aboard, including a well-known military band, crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria. Picture: AP
A Russian plane with 92 people aboard, including a well-known military band, crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria. Picture: AP

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The Russian defence ministry said earlier that the plane disappeared from radars shortly after takeoff from the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Sunday. It carried eight crew and 83 passengers, including members of the world-famous Alexandrov military choir.

The ministry says rescue teams found fragments of the plane at a distance of about a mile from shore at a depth of 50-70 metres.

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The Tu-154 plane, a Soviet-designed three-engine airliner, also carried nine journalists among the passengers, according to the Interfax news agency.

Defence minister Sergei Shoigu was personally co-ordinating the rescue efforts, and President Vladimir Putin has received official reports on the incident.

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