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31 killed, 12 injured in Russia plane crash
A plane crashed early Monday morning in Russia's Tyumen region, in Siberia, killing 31 people on board.
There were 39 passengers and four crew on board the turboprop ATR-72 airliner which was operated by UTair airline. The plane crashed whilst trying to make an emergency landing shortly after take-off near the western Siberian city of Tyumen. The aircraft was bound for the oil town of Surgut.
The twelve survivors of the plane crash are reportedly in critical condition. There are children among the victims.
