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Cargo plane crash kills at least 3 in Italy
October 8, 1996
Web posted at: 1:40 p.m. EDT (1740 GMT)TURIN, Italy (CNN) -- A Russian cargo plane crashed while trying to land in northern Italy Tuesday, killing at least three crew members and injuring at least 13 other people. Seven people escaped unhurt from the flaming wreckage of the Antonov 124 after it went down near Turin.
The plane -- on a flight from Moscow -- was coming in to land at Turin's Caselle airport when it crashed into a farmhouse. The craft was carrying 24 people. Two people on the ground and one from the plane were reported missing.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. The plane appeared to have aborted a first landing attempt and stalled as it prepared to make another approach to the runway, a local official said.
The plane was making a stop in Turin to pick up a load of cars before heading on to the United Arab Emirates.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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