41 people on board a Russian Aeroflot passenger plane were killed on Sunday after the aircraft caught fire as it made a bumpy emergency landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport.<br /><br />The plane, which had been flying from Moscow to the northern Russian city of Murmansk, had been carrying 73 passengers and five crew members, Russia's aviation watchdog said.<br /><br />A spokeswoman for Russia's Investigative Committee said in a statement that only 37 out of 78 people on board had survived, meaning 41 people had lost their lives.<br /><br />No official cause has been given for the disaster.<br /><br />Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2019/05/06/russias-sukhoi-passenger-plane-makes-emergency-landing-due-to-fire-on-board--agencies/
