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16 People Injured in Russian Plane Crash in Siberia

by VOA News

   A Russian Ilyushin IL-18 airplane crashed Monday during an emergency
   landing in northern Siberia with 39 people on board.

   Everyone survived, but 16 people were seriously injured, Russian
   Defense Ministry said in a statement.

   The plane, which broke into three pieces, was carrying 32 passengers
   and seven crew members when it made the emergency landing about 30
   kilometers from an airfield near the town of Tiksi, the statement said.

   Weather conditions were reportedly bad in the area when the crash
   happened.

   Russian Emergency Ministry dispatched three Mi-8 helicopters to the
   crash site.