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A Russian long-range bomber1 crash-landed in the Arctic Tuesday, leaving three of its crew of four dead, officials said.
俄罗斯一架远程轰炸机周二在北极紧急降落,四名机组人员有三人丧生。
The Defense2 Ministry3 said that the Tu-22M3 bomber crashed Tuesday while landing in a blizzard4 in the Murmansk region north of the Arctic Circle. It said the plane hit the runway and broke up on impact.
The ministry said two crewmembers were killed while two others were hospitalized. One of them later died at a hospital, according to local medical officials.
The bomber wasn't carrying weapons, according to the ministry's statement that was carried by Russian news agencies.
Military investigators5 have started the crash probe, and the Tupolev company that manufactured the bomber said its experts will join the investigation6.
Aviation expert Vadim Lukashevich believed that the crash was likely caused by a vertical7 wind gust8 that suddenly hit the plane before touchdown, according to the RIA Novosti news agency.
The Tu-22M3 is a twin-engine supersonic heavy bomber built in the 1980s. Significant numbers have remained in service with the Russian air force, which has used the aircraft during its campaign in Syria.
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