Two Indians are among sixty-two people killed after a Dubai airliner crashed and caught fire early today while landing in strong winds in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the names of the Indians in the list put out by Russian authorities are: Anju Kathirvel Aiyappan and Mohan Shyam. He said Indian mission is checking with the local university and Indian nationals for confirmation.<br/><br/>Other passengers killed in the accident include 44 Russians, 8 Ukrainian and one from Uzbekistan. There were 55 passengers and seven crew members on board at the time of the crash. Russian investigators confirmed that all 62 people on board were killed.
News On AIR | March 19, 2016 2:27 PM
Two Indians among sixty-two people killed after a Dubai airliner crashed early today in Russia