Iran nuclear plant scientists among plane crash victims

Aviation authorities have ruled out technical error as the cause of the crash of a Tu-134 passenger jet that went down on Monday in northern Russia.

Izvor: RIA Novosti, Haaretz

Thursday, 23.06.2011.

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Aviation authorities have ruled out technical error as the cause of the crash of a Tu-134 passenger jet that went down on Monday in northern Russia. At the same time, Israeli media are reporting that five Russian nuclear scientists were among the plane's 45 victims. Iran nuclear plant scientists among plane crash victims The scientists "helped design the Iranian Bushehr atomic facility", Tel Aviv daily Haaretz is reporting on its website. The newspaper says that while "no official investigation of foul play has been opened, Iranian nuclear experts have in the past been involved in similar accidents". Meanwhile in Moscow, RIA Novosti is reporting that a preliminary analysis of information from flight recorders showed that the engines of the Tu-134 were operating normally. The news agency quoted a statement issued by the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK). The RusAir flight from Moscow to Petrozavodsk crashed as it attempted to land at the airport shrouded in fog, said RIA Novosti. The air traffic controller in charge of the flight has been suspended. Rosaviatsia air transport regulator said, however, that the the suspension was "only temporary and did not mean that the controller was guilty of anything". Russian media earlier this week quoted another air traffic controller as saying that the pilot was advised to make a second approach, but that he continued his initial attempt to land. The wreckage of the Tu-134 (Beta/AP)

Iran nuclear plant scientists among plane crash victims

The scientists "helped design the Iranian Bushehr atomic facility", Tel Aviv daily Haaretz is reporting on its website.

The newspaper says that while "no official investigation of foul play has been opened, Iranian nuclear experts have in the past been involved in similar accidents".

Meanwhile in Moscow, RIA Novosti is reporting that a preliminary analysis of information from flight recorders showed that the engines of the Tu-134 were operating normally.

The news agency quoted a statement issued by the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK).

The RusAir flight from Moscow to Petrozavodsk crashed as it attempted to land at the airport shrouded in fog, said RIA Novosti.

The air traffic controller in charge of the flight has been suspended.

Rosaviatsia air transport regulator said, however, that the the suspension was "only temporary and did not mean that the controller was guilty of anything".

Russian media earlier this week quoted another air traffic controller as saying that the pilot was advised to make a second approach, but that he continued his initial attempt to land.

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