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                      Russian Rocket Crashes After Launch

   by VOA News

   A Russia rocket carrying three navigation satellites has crashed.
   Russian media say the Proton-M rocket fell to the ground shortly after
   take off Tuesday from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in
   Kazakhstan.
   Footage broadcast on state-run Rossiya-24 showed the rocket swerving
   off course and falling apart in the air.
   There were no reports of injuries.

   Some information for this report was provided by Reuters.
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