PALANGA, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - A source in the Russian Transportation Ministry said Friday there had been five Russians on board the plane that crashed in Afghanistan 12 miles outside the country's capital.
"Out of the eight crewmembers, five were Russian nationals," the source said.
Earlier, an air force spokesman said there had been no Russians aboard the crashed aircraft, and the Russian Embassy in Kabul was not able to confirm the information.
