"Thirteen people are dead after a passenger jet burst into flames during an emergency landing.

The plane took off from Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow Sunday evening, but began an emergency landing at the same airport just minutes after taking off. There were 78 passengers on board, and although the extent of the casualties is not yet known, Russian media is reporting that 13 were killed.

The Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet was seen spewing smoke and flames as it made the emergency descent. After it came to stop perpendicular to the runway, passengers were seen running from the burning plane.

The jet was en route to Murmansk, a city in northern Russia. It is not yet clear what prompted the emergency landing or caused the fire."

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More than 40 believed dead as Aeroflot plane catches fire at Moscow airport

"A Russian passenger jet burst into flames on Sunday while attempting an emergency landing at a Moscow airport, leaving as many as 41 passengers dead and more injured.

Video from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport showed the tail section of a Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 engulfed in flames and discharging thick, black smoke as crew members evacuated passengers using emergency slides. Fire engines sped toward the blaze while some passengers were seen fleeing across the tarmac in tears.

The death toll, originally reported as 19, skyrocketed as Russian emergency workers painstakingly retrieved the bodies of the dead from the smouldering wreckage. "