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15. Among the passengers, a choir and a team of journalists

Sun Dec 25, 2016, 03:48 AM

Dec 2016

The Tu-154 that belonged to the Defense Ministry was carrying the famous Alexandrov choir for a concert at the Russian air base in Syria, the ministry said.

...Nine Russian journalists, including a TV crew from Channel One, were among the passengers.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/12/25/world/europe/ap-eu-russia-military-plane.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share

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Russian plane 'disappears from radar' [View all] milestogo Dec 2016 OP

Oh, sh*t... rumdude Dec 2016 #1

Damn! /nt jimlup Dec 2016 #2

Tu - 154 aircraft info milestogo Dec 2016 #3

They will now have to start a search and rescue operation jimlup Dec 2016 #4

Search operation is underway - there were 91 souls on board. milestogo Dec 2016 #5

Checked the light. Sunrise so they should have visibility jimlup Dec 2016 #6

Watching Rossiya24 now Warpy Dec 2016 #7

Read on twitter that they found wreckage. hrmjustin Dec 2016 #8

... inanna Dec 2016 #11

It crashed oberliner Dec 2016 #9

Bomb? Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2016 #10

See post 3, last paragraph. okasha Dec 2016 #13

Bet on it melman Dec 2016 #14

:o BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #12

Among the passengers, a choir and a team of journalists BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #15

This is a really distinguished choir MBS Dec 2016 #17

This is the choir that was lost. milestogo Dec 2016 #16

Truly a tragedy MFM008 Dec 2016 #18

Wow! What a loss to the world. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2016 #19

Choir en route to Syria to perform for troops... Cooley Hurd Dec 2016 #20