Nine people killed in Russian plane crash

All nine people aboard a Russian plane that went missing last night have been killed, an Emergencies Ministry spokesman said …

All nine people aboard a Russian plane that went missing last night have been killed, an Emergencies Ministry spokesman said today.

The wreckage of the aircraft was found early this morning near an airfield in Siberia.

Russian news agencies reported that local administration officials had been travelling on the Antonov-2, a small Russian-built passenger plane.

Last night, the Emergencies Ministry said a plane with 10 people aboard disappeared from controllers' radar screens in Siberia.

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It was not clear what caused the plane to crash, but officials said there would be an investigation.