A Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed outside Moscow on Sunday after taking off from the capital’s Domodedovo airport, Russian media reported. A source from Russia’s emergency services told Interfax that the 71 people on board “had no chance” of survival. The same news agency reported that the wreckage of the plane was spread over a wide area around the crash site. Russian state television aired a video of the crash site, showing parts of the wreckage in the snow. The Russian transport minister was on his way to the crash site, agencies reported.

Source: Punch February 11, 2018 13:03 UTC