Security officers do not exclude the possibility of terrorist acts and are looking for signs of explosives, according to the news agency InterfaxField
“The 15 -year -old plane belonging to the airline of Vladivostokavia crashed about 18 miles from Irkutsk, which is located about 2600 miles east of Moscow. The area is located between Irkutsk and Lake Bakal, there are no messages about the victims on Earth.
Nevertheless, officials said that the number of passengers may be higher from the practice of Russian airlines who received passengers without tickets. Vladimir Rabuzin, deputy manager of Vladivostokavia, said that there were 12 foreigners on the plane, possibly from China, said ITAR-TASS.
At that time, the list of passengers was not published.
Family and friends of passengers spent a terrible and tear evening at the airports of Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok. When they hear the announcement, no one survived, most of them came home or fly to Irkutsk to identify bodies, with a promise of insurance payment of $ 414 from the airline, Interfax said.
