Daily Mail: Horrific plane fireball kills 41 including at least two children as Russian Sukhoi Superjet with 78 on board crash lands and explodes in Moscow
* Passengers were seen fleeing from the Sukhoi Superjet at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, Russia, Sunday
* The plane made an emergency landing after a fire on board soon after takeoff to the Arctic city of Murmansk
* Flames were seen from the rear of the Russian national carrier Aeroflot aircraft with a reported 78 on board
* Two children among those confirmed dead following the inferno, the Russian Investigative Committee said
* An airport official said ‘many passengers delayed emergency evacuation as they picked up hand luggage'
Forty-one people are believed to have died after a Russian passenger plane made an emergency landing at Moscow's busiest airport and caught fire, investigators said on Sunday.
'There were 78 people including crew members on board the plane,' the Investigative Committee said in a statement.
'According to the updated info which the investigation has as of now, 37 people survived.'
Two children are among those confirmed dead following the inferno on the Sukhoi Superjet at Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday, the Russian Investigative Committee said.
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WNU Editor: Russia has a lousy history when it comes to airline safety. I am not surprised by this air crash.
More News On Today's Moscow Air Crash
41 people died in plane fire at Sheremetyevo -- TASS
Only ‘37 out of 78 survived’ Superjet-100 crash-landing & fire – investigators -- RT
Superjet-100 plane BOUNCED, hit ground, BURST its engines during landing – leaked CCTV footage -- RT
At least 40 dead in Russian plane’s fiery emergency landing -- AP
Forty-one reported killed after Russian passenger plane crash-lands in Moscow -- Reuters
Moscow airport plane fire: more than 40 die in Aeroflot emergency landing -- The Guardian
Moscow plane fire: 41 killed on Aeroflot jet -- BBC
Sukhoi passenger jet catches fire, makes crash landing in Moscow -- DW
At least 40 dead after Aeroflot plane's emergency landing, fire at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport -- FOX News
Russian passenger plane lands in flames at Moscow airport, 41 confirmed dead -- ABC News Online
Dozens killed after Russian plane catches fire while landing -- Al Jazeera
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