42 people including 36 ice hockey players and officials have been killed in a plane crash in Russia. Among the victims were top international players from Russia and several European countries, including from Sweden, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Only two people survived. The club was on a chartered flight to Minsk ahead of a match in the continental hockey league. But, shortly after take off, the plane, a Yak-42 crashed into a river bank nearby. It is unclear what caused the disaster. Russian officials have begun investigation.