Thirteen people are dead after a passenger jet burst into flames during an emergency landing.
The plane took off from Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow Sunday evening, but began an emergency landing at the same airport just minutes after taking off. There were 78 passengers on board, and although the extent of the casualties is not yet known, Russian media is reporting that 13 were killed.
The Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet was seen spewing smoke and flames as it made the emergency descent. After it came to stop perpendicular to the runway, passengers were seen running from the burning plane.
The jet was en route to Murmansk, a city in northern Russia. It is not yet clear what prompted the emergency landing or caused the fire.
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