One dead, 18 injured as plane catches fire in Russia
AFP
01/09/2018
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One person died -- apparently of a heart attack -- and 18 people sought medical help when a plane skidded off a runway in Russia's Olympic city of Sochi, slid into a river and caught fire during landing early Saturday, officials said.The Boeing 737 flying from Moscow with 166 passengers and six crew members overshot a runway as it attempted to land in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, damaged a wing and caught fire."As a result of the crash landing at Sochi airport 18 sought medical help," (...)