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Plane With 50 Onboard Goes Missing In Russia's Amur Region

Plane With 50 Onboard Goes Missing In Russia's Amur Region

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A passenger plane carrying about 50 people went missing in Russia's far east near the China border. The aircraft lost contact shortly before reaching Tynda in the Amur region.
Air traffic controllers lost contact on Thursday with an An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people in Russia's far east, the Interfax and SHOT news outlets said.
SHOT said the plane, operated by the Angara airline, was headed for the town of Tynda in the Amur region bordering China, and was believed to be a few kilometres away from its destination when it lost contact.
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