Nine killed in cargo plane crash in Siberia

Emergency specialists work at the crash site of the Antonov An-12 cargo plane in Irkutsk region, Russia November 3, 2021. Press service of the Governor of the Irkutsk region/Handout via REUTERS

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Belarussian-owned cargo plane crash-landed in Siberia and burst into flames, killing all nine people on board, after disappearing from radar just outside the city of Irkutsk, officials said.

Russia's federal aviation agency Rosaviatsiya said the Antonov An-12 plane, owned by Belarussian company Grodno, circled around after first coming in to land, at which point communication was lost.