2 Indians Among 62 Dead In Russia Plane Crash: Flydubai

03:43PM Sat 19 Mar, 2016

Moscow: Moscow: Two Indians are among 62 killed in a Flydubai plane crash at Rostov-on-Don airport in southern Russia this morning, according to the list of victims put out by Russian authorities. The names of the Indians in the list put out by Russian authorities are: Anju Kathirvel Aiyappan and Mohan Shyam, Press Trust of India quoted External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said. "Our mission is checking with the local university and Indian nationals for confirmation," he said. All 62 people, including seven crew members on board a flight from Dubai were killed when the plane crashed and burst into flames as it was landing in Rostov-on-Don on Saturday morning, said a spokesman from the local ministry, quoted by the official TASS news agency. The accident happened at 0050 GMT, according to an official statement from the emergencies ministry.