By Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News
At least fifty people were killed when a passenger plane crashed in central Russia on Sunday night, Russian officials said.
The Boeing 737 from Moscow exploded after a failed attempt to land at the Kazan international airport, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Republic of Tartarstan.
Officials said that the plane had attempted to land several times prior to the crash.
The Tatarstan Emergency Situations Ministry said 44 passengers and 6 crew members were confirmed dead, but told Interfax News Service that as many as 52 could have been killed in the explosion.
The crash was reported at 7:20 p.m. (10:20 a.m. EST), according to Interfax.
The flight was operated by the regional Tatarstan airline, a ministry spokeswoman told Reuters.
NBC News' Albina Kovalyova in Moscow contributed to this report
At least fifty people were killed when a passenger plane crashed in central Russia on Sunday night, Russian officials said.
The Boeing 737 from Moscow exploded after a failed attempt to land at the Kazan international airport, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Republic of Tartarstan.
Officials said that the plane had attempted to land several times prior to the crash.
The Tatarstan Emergency Situations Ministry said 44 passengers and 6 crew members were confirmed dead, but told Interfax News Service that as many as 52 could have been killed in the explosion.
The crash was reported at 7:20 p.m. (10:20 a.m. EST), according to Interfax.
The flight was operated by the regional Tatarstan airline, a ministry spokeswoman told Reuters.
NBC News' Albina Kovalyova in Moscow contributed to this report