Five killed in Russian airplane crash

Remains of five people were found after an An-12 cargo plane crashed in Russia's Irkutsk.

Report informs, citing RIA Novosti, that according to emergency services, the fate of three more people who were aboard the plane remains unknown.

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An An-12 aircraft carrying eight people on board has disappeared from radars close to Russia's Irkutsk province, Report informs, citing TASS.

The plane went off radars when preparing for landing in the Povovarikha settlement 7 kilometers from Irkutsk.

Rescuers were dispatched to the scene.