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Black Sea Plane Crash

An Armenian plane crashed sometime after 2:15 this morning (local time) when it disappeared from radar. 113 people were killed, among those at least six children and the airline's deputy general director, Vyacheslav Yaralov. Apparently the plane was attempting an emergency landing, although they didn't report an actual emergency. After circling Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, ground controllers told the crew they could still land. The flight was told to circle again, and that's when it crashed. 11 bodies have been pulled from the water and four miles from the scene empty life jackets have been found. The empty life jackets could signify that people didn't have enough time to put them on. Andrei Agadzhanov, Armavia's deputy commercial director, said that the stormy weather was "certainly" the cause because the crew of the flight was experienced.

Plane Crash

posted by Anonymous @ 5/03/2006 05:45:00 PM