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Search for bodies of Russia plane crash continues

Emergency services workers continue the search for bodies of 62 plane crash victims in the airport of Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia. Ashraf Fahim of Reuters reports. Reporter, Reuters, Ashraf Fahim <<< Emergency workers in Russia continue the grim task of searching for bodies. As snow pours down, they scour the airfield in Rostov-on-Don where a passenger jet flying from Dubai crashed early Saturday, killing 62 people. There were no survivors. Investigators say the plane hit the ground and broke into pieces.  Alexander Chistyakov says he lost his brother, sister-in-law and nephew. "Yes, my younger brother's (family died). He was 15 years younger than me. He was a successful surgeon, he worked in a regional hospital. This is such a loss." Investigators have recovered the plane's flight recorders and are trying to figure out what caused the crash. In Moscow, Russia's Orthodox Patriarch Kirill lead prayers for the victims. Kirill offered his condolences to the families and said he hoped the investigation would come to the right conclusions. 

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