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Russia plane crash: Two Indians among 62 killed as jet crash-lands

At least 62 people including two Indian nationals were killed on Saturday when a passenger jet crashed while attempting to land in Russia's Rostov-on-Don city

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Russia plane crash

Russia plane crash

Moscow: At least 62 people including two Indian nationals were killed on Saturday when a passenger jet crashed while attempting to land in Russia's Rostov-on-Don city, media reports said.

The FlyDubai Boeing 737-800, coming from Dubai, missed the runway as it attempted to land at 3.50 a.m.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Vikas Swarup said the two Indians that appear on a list put out by the Russian authorities are Anju Kathirvel Aiyappan and Mohan Shyam. 

Russia plane crashRelatives of the victims of the airplane crash mourn at the airport in Rostov-on-Don on Saturday. All sixty-two people on board a flydubai Boeing 737 were killed when the plane crashed and burst into flames as it was landing in Rostov-on-Don, in Southern Russia, on Saturday morning, officials said. Pic/AFP 

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