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Four killed, four badly injured in plane crash in Siberia

Four people were killed and four badly injured on Saturday when a small plane crashed in Russia’s Kemerovo region in southwestern Siberia, the local emergency medical service said. TASS news agency earlier said at least seven people were killed when the twin-engine L-410 crashed near the Tanay aerodrome, which provides …

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16 injured in powerful explosions with mushroom clouds in Siberia’s largest city

A large fire has erupted at a gas station in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia. The massive blasts triggered by the blaze were caught on film. Bystanders and residents of multi-story apartment buildings filmed powerful mushroom-shaped explosions near a busy road. Новосибирск склад около газовой заправки произошёл взрыв. Огонь …

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Inmate Found Dead After Siberian Prison Riot: Official

An inmate was found dead Saturday after a riot and a blaze swept through a Russian prison under a coronavirus lockdown in eastern Siberia, authorities said. Trouble erupted at penal colony No. 15 in Angarsk on Thursday with authorities blaming prisoners, while human rights activists said inmates self-harmed en masse …

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