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Engine Failure Cited in Russian Jet Crash

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(AP) – A Russian investigator says today's crash of a passenger jet that killed 88 people was most likely caused by failure of one of the Boeing-737-500's two engines. The plane was on its approach to land amid low cloudcover when it crashed into an unpopulated area of a central Russian city, just a few hundred meters from residential buildings.

A fuselage piece of a Boeing 737-500 passenger jet is seen at its crash site on the outskirts of the city of Perm in central Russia, few hours after the crash, early Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008.
A fuselage piece of a Boeing 737-500 passenger jet is seen at its crash site on the outskirts of the city of Perm in central Russia, few hours after the crash, early Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008.   (AP Photo)
A fuselage piece of a Boeing-737-500 with the company's name Aeroflot lies at the crash site on the outskirts of the Ural Mountains city, early Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008, shortly after the crash.
A fuselage piece of a Boeing-737-500 with the company's name Aeroflot lies at the crash site on the outskirts of the Ural Mountains city, early Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008, shortly after the crash.   ((AP Photo/Press Service of Russian Emergencies Ministry in Perm region, HO))
Firefighters stand in debris of a Boeing-737-500 near rail tracks of the Trans-Siberian railway on the outskirts of the Ural Mountain city of Perm, early Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008.
Firefighters stand in debris of a Boeing-737-500 near rail tracks of the Trans-Siberian railway on the outskirts of the Ural Mountain city of Perm, early Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008.   ((AP Photo/Press Service of Russian Emergencies Ministry in Perm region, HO))
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