Airplane crashes near Moscow

An airplane with eight crew on board crashed down not far from Moscow´s Domodedovo international airport.

MOSCOW, March 22, 2010 (AFP) - An airplane with eight crew on board crashed down not far from Moscow's Domodedovo international airport, Russian news agencies reported Monday quoting airport officials.

The Tu-204 aircraft was bound from Egypt, officials quoted by Interfax said, adding that it was not immediately clear how many of its crewmembers survived.

The RIA Novosti news agency quoted a police source as saying that the airplane made an emergency landing.