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Swiss plane crashes at Moscow airport

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All the crewmembers of a Swiss-owned Challenger-850 that crashed at Moscow's Vnukovo-3 airport Tuesday have been hospitalized, a source at the airport said.
MOSCOW, February 13 (RIA Novosti) - All the crewmembers of a Swiss-owned Challenger-850 that crashed at Moscow's Vnukovo-3 airport Tuesday have been hospitalized, a source at the airport said.

The plane carried no passengers and had from three to four crewmembers, the source told RIA Novosti.

According to preliminary information, the plane was bound for Berlin to undergo technical maintenance, he said.

He said rescuers and air security experts are working at the site of the crash.

"They will take flight recorders for analysis to determine the cause of the accident," the source added.

An engine fire has been identified as a possible cause of the crash.

The airport was closed following the accident and will resume operations at 7:30 p.m. Moscow time (4:30 p.m. GMT).

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