Forty four people were killed and eight injured after a Tu-134 passenger aircraft crash landed in Russia's northern republic of Karelia.

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© Photo : The Karelian Emergencies Ministry
Forty four people were killed and eight injured after a Tu-134 passenger aircraft crash landed in Russia's northern republic of Karelia.

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© Photo : The Karelian Emergencies Ministry
The plane en route from Moscow to Petrozavodsk crash landed on a highway one kilometer away from the airport, where it was scheduled to land at 0.04 Moscow time on Tuesday.

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The plane fell apart and burst into flames upon the landing.

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Various crash versions are being studied at the moment including a human factor.

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Rescuers working at the crash site have already discovered both flight recorders from the aircraft.

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A Russian Emergencies Ministry's Il-76 aircraft with rescuers and psychologists on board took off from Moscow to Petrozavodsk. It will take eight injured to hospitals in the Russian capital.

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At the crash site of a TU-134 aircraft.

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At the crash site of a TU-134 aircraft.

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At the crash site of a TU-134 aircraft.

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© Photo : The Karelian Emergencies Ministry
At the crash site of a TU-134 aircraft.

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© Photo : The Karelian Emergencies Ministry
At the crash site of a TU-134 aircraft.

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© Photo : The Karelian Emergencies Ministry
At the crash site of a TU-134 aircraft.

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© Photo : The Karelian Emergencies Ministry
At the crash site of a TU-134 aircraft.

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© Photo : The Karelian Emergencies Ministry
At the crash site of a TU-134 aircraft.

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© Photo : The Karelian Emergencies Ministry
At the crash site of a TU-134 aircraft.

At the crash site of a TU-134 aircraft.

At the crash site of a TU-134 aircraft.

At the crash site of a TU-134 aircraft.
