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Airbus to help Russia investigate Siberia air crash

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European aircraft-maker Airbus will help Russia investigate an air crash in Siberia Sunday that claimed more than 100 lives.
PARIS, July 9 (RIA Novosti) - European aircraft-maker Airbus will help Russia investigate an air crash in Siberia Sunday that claimed more than 100 lives.

In accordance with international practice, a group of Airbus experts will soon fly into Irkutsk, where an Airbus A-310 crashed in the early hours of July 9, to provide technical assistance to the investigation, the Airbus press office said.

Russian emergency services said that 120 people had been killed after the airliner veered off the runway on landing and burst into flames after hitting a concrete wall.

Irkutsk, 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) east of Moscow, is the main airport for holidaymakers heading for Lake Baikal, a popular destination for Russians in the summer.

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