{"id":121925,"date":"2023-12-07T08:39:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T08:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=121925"},"modified":"2023-12-07T08:39:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T08:39:52","slug":"russian-plane-bursts-into-flames-after-explosion-minutes-after-takeoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/russian-plane-bursts-into-flames-after-explosion-minutes-after-takeoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian plane bursts into flames after ‘explosion’ minutes after takeoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Russian cargo plane has been captured exploding in the sky just minutes after taking off from Ulan-Ude airport.<\/p>\n

The Tu-204 airplane was seen trailing flames after its engine appeared to explode. The pilots were forced to make an emergency landing just minutes after takeoff.<\/p>\n

A woman witness Lyubov Pichueva said: “I heard a powerful explosion coming from above. At first, I thought it was fireworks, but the sound was too strange. It was very scary.”<\/p>\n

Another witness said: “It was burning very bright just now. Something is falling out of it…It is dumping something.”<\/p>\n

The aircraft was being used to ferry goods between China and Russia amid Western sanctions targeting Vladimir Putin’s economy.<\/p>\n

We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stay up to date with all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow our social media accounts here on<\/strong>\u00a0http:\/\/facebook.com\/ExpressUSNews<\/strong>\u00a0and<\/strong>\u00a0ExpressUSNews<\/strong><\/p>\n