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Russian Tu-142 wreckage brought to surface in Tatar Strait

Russian Tu-142 wreckage brought to surface in Tatar Strait
05:12 10/11/2009

MOSCOW, November 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Pacific Fleet naval ships have brought parts of a Russian military Tu-142 plane that crashed late Friday to the surface, local emergencies services said Tuesday.

"Overall, six large fragments of the Tu-142 fuselage have been brought up," a spokesman said.

Eleven people were on board the Pacific Fleet plane that went down during a combat training flight on Friday some 20 kilometers (12 miles) off the Tatar Strait, which separates mainland Russia from the Far East island of Sakhalin.

The remains of the plane were located on Saturday morning by several ships and planes at a depth of about 44 meters (144 feet). Fragments of human bodies have also been discovered. They will undergo a forensic medical examination.

According to preliminary data, the crash was caused by a technical failure.

 

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