2 killed as biplane crashes at air show outside Moscow
A biplane flying in an airshow just outside the Russian capital crashed in front of spectators Saturday, killing both people aboard.
Video footage on Russian television showed the An-2 biplane swooping toward the viewing area in Balashikha, a city on Moscow’s southeastern outskirts, its wings tilted sharply to the ground around midday. The left wings touched the ground, and the plane crashed and caught fire.
A spokeswoman for the regional Investigative Committee, Elena Markovskaya, was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying both people aboard the plane died. There were no reports of injuries on the ground, and the cause of the crash wasn’t immediately determined.
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