Rueters: Russian Plane Crashes, Another Missing

[iconoclastic cat]

From the wire:

Russian Plane Crashes, Another Missing

By Oleg Shchedrov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian passenger plane with more than 40 people on board crashed south of Moscow while another airliner went missing at almost exactly the same time, the Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday.

The second plane was carrying more than 40 passengers and crew.

The planes were reported missing within minutes of each other late on Tuesday night, and Russian news agencies said President Vladimir Putin had ordered the FSB security service to investigate the incidents -- something a government source told Reuters it would normally do only when there are suspicious circumstances.

Witnesses saw an explosion on board one of the planes just before it crashed near Tula 90 miles south of Moscow, Interfax news agency quoted local authorities as saying.
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What the hell is going on in Russia? A bomb today, now this?

[Sugarbleus]

1. I just came out of another forum here, talking about the same

thing. Sounds pretty bad. Going to check it out.

[iconoclastic cat]

2. Do you have a link?

Which one?
Thanks!