Russian military Tu-154 crashes in the Black Sea killing all 92 on board

All 92 people on board the Russian military Tu-154 were killed after it came down into the Black Sea shortly after take-off near the resort town of Sochi. Terrorism has been ruled out as the cause of the crash. it could have been due to a technical malfunction or crew error.
The aircraft was a Tu-154, a Soviet-designed three-engine airliner and it disappeared minutes after taking off over the Black Sea.
The plane had departed from Adler, south of Sochi, where it had stopped to refuel after taking off from Moscow. It was headed for Russia's Hmeimim airbase outside the coastal Syrian city of Latakia.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 25 December 2016.

The plane was carrying 64 members of the renowned military choir and dance band, the Alexandrov Ensemble (better known as the Red Army Choir) and included its conductor Valery Khalilov. It was on its way to Syria to give a concert at a Russian air base.
Apart from them, there were nine members of the media and eight crew members.
President Vladimir Putin has ordered an investigation into the cause of the crash and declared one day of nationwide mourning.


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