21.06.2011: A plane crash in northwest Russia killed 44 people and seriously injured eight others on Tuesday night. According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, the cause of the crash was pilot error and dense fog at the landing site.
The Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft with 43 passengers and nine crew members crashed shortly before midnight local time about a kilometre from the runway of the airport in the city of Petrozavodsk, which lies about 400 kilometres northeast of St Petersburg.
On board, among other passengers, were executives of three nuclear energy firms, including Gidropress, a nuclear reactor manufacturer.
24.06.2011: In the wake of the tragic deaths of 7 leading nuclear scientists in this accident, there has been speculation that it may have been an assassination. Specifically, the Israeli daily Haaretz pointed out that the five dead scientists were involved in the design of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant. According to the newspaper, several nuclear experts linked to Iran's opaque programme have already fallen victim to mysterious accidents, including air disasters. Among the dead Russian experts are Andrei Trofimov, who was involved in the Bushehr project from the start, and Sergei Ryzhkov, who worked on designing nuclear reactors for Iran and for India.
The Russian media confirm that the deaths of seven nuclear engineering experts have caused the country a loss that will be difficult to replace. However, the assassination theory is rejected by the Russian authorities and journalists alike.
Source: spravy.pravda.sk
spravy.pravda.sk
The Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft with 43 passengers and nine crew members crashed shortly before midnight local time about a kilometre from the runway of the airport in the city of Petrozavodsk, which lies about 400 kilometres northeast of St Petersburg.
On board, among other passengers, were executives of three nuclear energy firms, including Gidropress, a nuclear reactor manufacturer.
24.06.2011: In the wake of the tragic deaths of 7 leading nuclear scientists in this accident, there has been speculation that it may have been an assassination. Specifically, the Israeli daily Haaretz pointed out that the five dead scientists were involved in the design of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant. According to the newspaper, several nuclear experts linked to Iran's opaque programme have already fallen victim to mysterious accidents, including air disasters. Among the dead Russian experts are Andrei Trofimov, who was involved in the Bushehr project from the start, and Sergei Ryzhkov, who worked on designing nuclear reactors for Iran and for India.
The Russian media confirm that the deaths of seven nuclear engineering experts have caused the country a loss that will be difficult to replace. However, the assassination theory is rejected by the Russian authorities and journalists alike.
Source: spravy.pravda.sk
spravy.pravda.sk