Investigators have identified all the five people killed in a plane crash near Ukraine’s Donetsk city, authorities said Thursday.
“The bodies of all the victims have been identified,” Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vilkul told a press conference without giving details.
As of Thursday morning, a total of 9 people were hospitalized following the crash, he said.
All the victims were soccer fans, who were heading for the Wednesday night European Champions League match between Germany’s Borussia Dortmund and Shaktar Donetsk.
According to local media, deputies of the Odessa city council and local businessmen were among the plane passengers.
The An-24 plane from the southern resort of Odessa crashed while landing at the Donetsk airport with 52 people on board.
The authorities have ordered an investigation into the accident.
Thursday 14 February 2013
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