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Medvedev: "The number of domestic aircraft has to decrease drastically"

Yaroslavl, Russia - The president pays tribute to yesterday's victims

This morning, Thursday, September 8, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, accompanied by the governor of the region Sergei Vakhrukov, visited Yaroslavl near-abouts, on the riverbank of the Volga River and layed a bouquet of red roses in honor of the victims followed by a minute of silence, at the crash site of Yak-42 aircraft, crashed yesterday for yet unknown reasons shortly after takeoff from Yaroslavl-Tunoshna,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1133620
Rome, Italy, 09/08/2011 15:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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