Boeing 737 crashes in Russia 'killing 50 passengers and crew'

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Probe: Federal investigators, wearing vests reading 'Russian Investigative Committee' arrive at the airport

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There was no suggestion that terrorism was behind the crash.
Ambulance workers rushed to the airport to help, but found no survivors among the wreckage.
Early reports blamed pilot error or a technical problem, but few details were available on the circumstances of the tragedy.
President Vladimir Putin has demanded a full investigation into the crash.

A journalist who said she had flown on the same aircraft from Kazan to Moscow's Domodedovo airport earlier in the day told Channel One state television that the landing in Moscow had been frightening because of a strong vibration during the final minutes of the flight.

Fear: A journalist who said she had flown on the same aircraft from Kazan Airport, pictured, to Moscow earlier in the day said the landing in Moscow had been 'frightening'

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Bleak: A spokesman for the Russian Emergencies Ministry, Irina Rossius, said there were 44 passengers and six crew members aboard and all had been killed

Debris: The Boeing 737 belonging to Tatarstan Airlines crashed an hour after taking off from Moscow. There were no immediate indications of the cause

snappysammy

i READ THAT THE DOMESTIC PLANES USED IN RUSSIA ARE VERY OLD AND VERY DANGEROUS....THEY  HAVE MANY CRASHES....