Russian plane crash outside Moscow leaves 71 dead

A Russian airliner crashed minutes after takeoff from one of Moscow’s airports on Sunday, killing all 65 passengers and six crew members on board, officials said.

The plane was an An-148, a regional jet belonging to Saratov Airlines, that had taken off from Domodedovo Airport and was headed to Orsk about 1,000 miles southeast of Moscow, REN-TV reported.

The Moscow Inter-Regional Transport Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement to Interfax that all people on board the plane have died. “The plane was carrying 65 passengers and six crewmembers. All of them died,” the agency said.