Death Toll In Fiery Emergency Landing At Moscow Airport Rises Over 40
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MOSCOW (CBS/AP) -- The death toll has jumped to at least 40 people, including two children, who were killed Sunday in a fiery airplane accident at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, a spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee said.
The Sukhoi SSJ100 operated by national airline Aeroflot had 78 passengers and five crew members on board when it touched down and sped down a runway spewing huge flames and black smoke.
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