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Moscow airport opens after Swiss plane crash

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Moscow's Vnukovo international airport has resumed operations after the crash of a Swiss-owned Challenger-850, a source at the airport said Tuesday.
MOSCOW, February 13 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow's Vnukovo international airport has resumed operations after the crash of a Swiss-owned Challenger-850, a source at the airport said Tuesday.

The plane of TAG-Aviation airline carried no passengers and had three crewmembers, who were hospitalized, 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 or a heavy snowstorm may be possible causes of the crash.

The airport was closed for some four hours.

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