A plane carrying civilian paratroopers crashes in center of Russia

Fifteen people were killed when a plane carrying civilian paratroopers crashed, Sunday, in the Republic of Tatarstan.

Le Monde with AFP

A plane carrying civilian paratroopers crashed, Sunday, October 10, in the center of Russia, announced the Ministry of Emergency situations, making fifteen dead.

“Seven people have been rescued, fifteen have been found without a sign of life,” said the ministry on Telegram. The plane crushed at 8:23 am (Paris time) in the Republic of Tatarstan.

The device, type L-410, was broken in two, according to images transmitted by the department. The seven survivors were hospitalized and one of them is “in serious condition”, according to Ria Novosti.

/Media reports.