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Russia plane crash: Two dead and tower block in flames after military aircraft comes down

A military aircraft has crashed in a residential area of the southern Russian town of Yeysk, killing at least two people and injuring 15, according to local reports.

Russia’s Defence Ministry said the plane, a Su-34 fighter bomber, was on a training flight when one of its engines caught fire.

The pilots in the aircraft ejected before the crash into the nine storey building, the ministry said.

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