well the neat kickoff two and a half hours later lokomotiv moscow has six in the league in a moment andrubin are undefeated in four games travel to krasnodar. over new england after a manager asked in bangor says he hopes his side will make a fresh start to the season if he bought mci l r tetter and you'll see by now you to bolster his midfield after the eighty drubbing by manchester united amberley used his new signings will keep his team a lift when they entertain swanzy at the emirates the south the name. where i worked for was to fall very hard after. the last game to get the players in so i had to focus on something new but it was different you know. i feel. relief because we knew everybody knew that we would beat just not only quality but number one is a bit short of plays we have lost to the beginning of the scene for injuries plus the pros were left of course we were too short to compete on or fronts. of the game day most of the big names are on their travels latest manchester united are at bolton little paul go to stoke chelsea are away at sunderland while spurs take on more mo

our top story the families and fans of russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team gather at the home stadium where the players who died in the plane crash played their last game the sports world is in mourning after most of the locomotive jaroslava heise hockey team perished on wednesday our correspondent sean thomas has more from the ceremony. thousands of people are streaming to the locomotive stadium here to pay their final respects it is a cold day it is a rainy day and in many ways the weather echoes the feeling in the air the very sad a heavy and somber tone because this was a much beloved team. there were three time world champion or champion ship team rather and they were the stars of this city so people from all over russia the hockey players officials as well as the entire city of jaroslav all is coming here to this a stadium people are streaming up by the fourteen caskets of people who perished in this plane crash there were forty three people confirmed dead two people survived it was a multinational team those who are not from. were sent to their home countries yesterday and toda

russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team gathered at the home stadium where the players who died in the plane crash played their final game but the sports world is mourning after most of the locomotive jaroslava team perished wednesday our correspondent sean thomas is following the ceremony he joins us live with more sean it is a somber morning and people have gathered to remember the team's lost players tell us more about what's going on where you are. it is an incredibly sad day here as thousands of people are streaming to the locomotive stadium here to pay their final respects it is a cold day it is a rainy day and in many ways the weather echoes the feeling in the air the very sad a heavy and somber tone because this was a much beloved team. there were three time world champion or champion ship team rather and they were the stars of this city so people from all over russia hockey players officials as well as the entire city of coming here to the stadium inside the stadium you can see live pictures of what's happening people are streaming up by the fourteen caskets of people who perished i

i mean these are world class players and they were playing for lokomotiv jaroslav all it was a major club. she said what's going to happen next i don't know is is my understand a sports commentator suggested yesterday but perhaps a way forward to help this club continues for every team in the cage shell to give up a player to then go to play for lokomotiv yaroslav all this idea came from another tragedy sporting tragedy in russian history back in one nine hundred seventy nine a packed the court football team were involved in their accident seventeen plays died then and on that the cage in the teams that were playing in the championship as it was then decided to give a player a practical so they could continue to play football that team still existed and was becky stand so that is a suggestion and i believe that it is now being considered seriously by the k h l. one development today is that the case of said that the season now it was definitely the season eight games to take place throughout this week so yes there are going to play a matter of course the seeding obviously that's been

tonight russia's worst sporting tragedy an aircraft carrying the champion russian ice hockey team lokomotiv yaroslavl crashed in flames there this evening near the runway in their holy city which is two hundred seventy kilometers northeast of moscow only two people are thought to survive from among the forty five who were on board that stricken plane at the time that is innocent now is near the crash site bring us up to date with the latest as she gets the information and throw the evening i know some more details have been coming through they were getting more accounts now from the people who saw that plane go down what have they been saying. they are yours travel in pure shock this evening as is this horrible news on ravel throughout the the late day that forty three people in fact were killed onboard that flight two of them survived we're hearing that that one of them is a very critical condition he's a member of the russian national ice hockey team and we've heard conflicting reports of perhaps here tice a little bit of hope here eurostar that there will in fact continue to be two survi

but with burns to ninety percent of his body the only surviving lokomotiv player play in an exam the girl evolved from a conscious after the crash insisted on seeing his relatives play still in intensive care were his conditions critical but there's also another player who didn't get on the plane after being told to stay behind by the coach on our web site r.t. dot com you can read all about the full story of maxine. but this is very terrifying for me the hockey team is like a family i lost some over fifty people people i was close to for such a long time as well. and in the better russian capital main square the locomotive team was heading on that fateful flight a special commemoration ceremonies being held thousands of fans packed into the stadium to remember those who perished in wednesday's disaster. and we look into the preliminary results from flight recorders of the tragic flight which suggest the engines were intact at the time of the catastrophe we've also got these are coming up now these c.c.t.v. pictures capturing the very moment the huge ball of smoke rose into the air a

lokomotiv joins the unfortunate list of other teams. who had been devastated by disasters. >> for more on today's crash and what investigators will be looking for, i am joined by the former management director of the national transportation safety board. it is your job in america to investigate crashes like this. what were your colleagues in russia be looking for? >> the russians have a very effective investigative agency. the one who has headed for 30 years has a wonderful reputation for honesty and integrity. i think we will find out. the first thing we look at is, was the plane configured correctly for takeoff? it is very unusual to have a plane crash like desperate did they have their flaps down? were they ready to take off? was there an engine problem? they will go for the black boxes. hopefully, this charter operator all said they were in good shape. >> russian airline crashed, it is tragic and it is not a huge surprise. >> it is not, unfortunately. this has been a dreadful year for russian aviation. they have always had very poor

this included players from the most beloved team, lokomotiv. the team was on their way to belarus. they were due to play their first match of the season in minsk on thursday. the russian hockey federation said that the news is devastating. >> this is a terrible day, we have lost one of the best teams of russian hockey. a team which millions of fans loved and was well-known and popular. it is terrible to think that those people who were training yesterday, who we were talking to and putting on the play list, on a live anymore. >> investigators are looking through the debris and looking for clues as to why this plane went down. it was built in 1993. it was relatively new. given russia's terrible history of air disaster, questions will be asked. the opening match of the season was abandoned and a minute of silence held for the players that died. in yaroslavl, the church bell tolled in tribute for those that lost their lives. at the stadium, fans laid flowers as a sign of respect. >> as the hunt goes on for the viet -- in libya for colonel gaddafi, there are fears that and power vacuum

we saw that some of the fans of lokomotiv were at the site two hours after the tragedy. i can see the young fans of the club in their dozens standing with candles in front of the local town club. >> that was from the crash site in russia. also today, two flights operated by pakistan-state owned airlines have received bomb threats but landed safely. one was found for britain and was forced to make an emergency landing in istanbul. no suspicious items were found. a second plane was grounded at kuala lumpur. the passengers disembarked safely. in libya, the hunt for colonel gaddafi continues and more where when stories are emerging about his regime's last days in tripoli. formal loyalists have been detained since the city fell and some have been telling the bbc that they were forced to commit appalling crimes to defend their leader. >> this is where the enemy is of colonel gaddafi were silenced, a place of detention -- detention and abuse. now, the former enemies hold loyalists here. we are restricted of what we are allowed to film so let me describe the conditions as i walk

our top story the families and fans of russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team are honoring the vick.

also the world's eyes security grieves the loss of lokomotiv team with many international stars after it was all white plane crash in the russian city of heroes earlier this week. and president barbara bell says half a trillion dollar jobs that accompany price warnings is no time left for political bickering got live comment on that coming up for you two. funerals been held in london for the man whose death triggered a wave of violent riots across the u.k. father of four mark duggan was shot dead during a police operation back in august are reports. it is in mourning today as the funeral of mark takes place you will remember. this area. recently marksman at the beginning of august. riots which started here in the. area spread to other parts of london and then eventually to the rest of the country leading to a large amount of civil unrest which the government and police are still reeling from the funerals being attended by round about a thousand people too many to fit inside this church and interesting the police presence here today is incredibly low key. there are hardly any police he

russian capital you're watching r t it's good to have you with us at the stadium where russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team play their last game has been transformed into a venue of mourning and tears more than one hundred thousand people have attended the ceremony in memory of the team and all others that perished on board the yak forty two in a crash on wednesday our correspondent sean thomas is witnessing the city's grief. the tone inside the stadium where the. players played their games is very somber and quiet as thousands of people from all over russia and the city come to say their last goodbyes as this three day mourning period. we've been hearing some of the personal stories of the players who lives were tragically cut short we know of one player who just before this flight had proposed to his girlfriend and was hoping to start a family. has declared that this was his final season and he wanted to give up hockey so that he could spend more time with his family of course losing his wife on the way to his first game of his last season also a flight attendant twenty nine years old jus

go on a hot mike on this everybody and for the next generation of jaroslava lokomotiv hockey players it's not just about rebuilding the team for the future of the city it's also about getting back on the ice as a form of therapy to help them get through their grief. they also have a strong wish to win big are going copping out when they use championship and dedicate their beaks original my friends hobart was young and while this team practices and even the younger group is ready to follow in their footsteps. come on the players who don't mind where some are still they told us about them in ca monoid an eighty page in the team only ever got stock market school i want to be in a new team that will repeat as examples not committees. next we can get you to be tested for the clark county is going to come right. proving that even though they've gone from the ice the members of this ill fated lot of teen will continue to be in the hearts and minds of the people of jaroslav all in the nation for generations to plant in your solutions honest party. the city was robbed of its sports stars also

international our top story the stadium where russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team played their last game has been transformed today into a venue of mourning and tears more than one hundred thousand people attended a ceremony at memory of the team and all others that perished on board the yak forty two plane in a crash on wednesday our correspondent sean thomas witnessed the city's grief. very somber day here in as thousands of people came to pay their final respects to the team members of the locomotive team today's events saw thousands of people from around russia from around the city of different teams from around the country as well coming to say their last goodbyes to these members now the fourteen caskets that were viewed here today have been taken away so that they can have private ceremonies with their families and be laid to rest around the jaroslav area some of the stories of the people who were part of this team have come to light as these three days of mourning have the past one or two members proposed to his girlfriend just before this crash took place and was looking forward

the world's ice hockey community remains in mourning with the loss of almost the entire lokomotiv team after their plane crashed here in russia on wednesday forty three people died when the ak forty two crashed on takeoff near the city. people also gathered in prague to remember three czech nationals who are among the many top players killed hundreds have been laying flowers and chanting the names of the former world champions in their memory candles have also been lit at bratislava hocking stadium to remember the ones who are back in play and died the two country's national coaches have also spoken about the tragedy. for years. i worked in your islam i had the best time of my career that this past spring the absolute with all those people by the same plane that it is a huge shock if your team and all super city toggled was a great influence and a great hockey player he was a legend of slow mike ice hockey sometime in february or may next year i would still trying to convince him to return back to the national team because it's hard even to talk about we've lost players in their prime

well in other games today's any kick off to a later i guess lokomotiv moscow where six in the league in the rubin undefeated in four games travel to crassness. over in england asked the manager arsene wenger says he hopes his side will make a fresh start to this season. and you'll see ben are you to bolster his midfield after the eight driving by manchester united and believes his new signings will give his team a lift when they entertain spawn's eat at the emirates this afternoon. we'll go work for girls to. please him so hopefully some something different going on. i feel. relief because we knew everybody knew but you. just look on your quality but number one is it be true. for injuries plus a good proof. of course i'm sure. you know the games today most of the big names are on my travels this month united are pulse a little closer to the state that chelsea your way sunderland. take on walls of molyneux i was in a villa get head to head and i'm just a city and it's a brilliant. lewis hamilton has dominated practice for sunday's italian grand prix edging defending champion and runaw

on this everybody and for the next generation of jaroslava lokomotiv hockey players it's not just about rebuilding the team for the future of the city it's also about getting back on the ice as a form of therapy to help them get through their grief. also i have a strong wish to reinvigorate going capuano the use championship and indicate to reach my friends who died. and while this team practices. even younger group is ready to follow in their footsteps. some of the players from times square from school he told us about them in cannot one one hundred eighty page and the team only ever going to talk not kids who will i want to be in a new team that will repeat this extensive knock on the t.v. next to me come scheduled to be tested for the count the count is going to come right stay on school. proving that even though they have gone from the ice the members of this ill fated locomotive team will continue to be in the hearts and minds of the people of jaroslav all and the nation for generations to come in your us local sean thomas. i mean if it turns out of a story of the tragic september

with ninety percent of his body the only surviving lokomotiv play on that play alexander. remained conscious after the crash and insisted on seeing his relatives is in intensive care now wave condition is critical but another player that. didn't get on the plane after being told to stay behind by the coach. this is very terrifying for me a hockey team is like a family i lost a family of forty people people i was close to for such a long time. and a fact finding mission to syria to get firsthand information on the situation there the decision was announced by the country's presidential envoy to africa the hill. gallop for his meeting with a delegation of feeling opposition leaders in moscow they blame president bush for the political deadlock in syria saying he's making the same fatal mistakes. scenario in syria telling the government and opposition that it's time to move to the negotiating table present. this position clear in his interview. the resolutions we would approve to send a strong message to the syrian regime should in fact be addressed to both sides things are j

the rise of almost all of the local ice hockey team these are live pictures you're looking at from lokomotiv stadium in yarrow slothful hyper commemoration service. the u.s. prepares to commemorate the september eleventh attacks with security stepped up to protect against the possible new attack the war on terror at least that day now feared by some to be an even greater threat to global security. hundreds of egyptians storm israel's embassy in cairo in a raid by the deaths of private you train border guards last month the israeli ambassador and his family have been flown out of the country. that's the former cia chief and osama bin laden tracker under the spotlight is coming your way. hello again our walk and truth squad like the interview show in our sleep i'll do it all for him today and we're talking to a bad guy until. this year marks the tenth anniversary of september eleventh attacks in the united states two passenger airliners crashed into the world trade center buildings in new york and one tenth of the pentagon building in d.c. almost three thousand people died in the attacks start

this everybody and for the next generation of jaroslava lokomotiv hockey players it's not just about rebuilding the team for the future of the city it's also about getting back on the ice as a form of therapy to help them get through their grief. also i have a strong wish to reinvigorate. and did a case maybe to reach my friends who got it this year and while this team practices and even younger group is ready to follow in their footsteps. some of the players he joins us from our school he told us about them in ca one more you need to. made in the team only ever bought stock market school i want to be needing that rule he does in fact have no committee next to reconstitute to be tested for the club the country is going to come right through. proving that even though they've gone from the ice to members of this ill fated locomotive team will continue to be in the hearts and minds of the people of your arse level and the nation for generations to come in your struggle sean thomas archie. the city was robbed of its sports stars its family members loved ones the investigation into what w

wells in the kick off two and a half hours later against lokomotiv moscow for a six in the league at the moment and rubin are undefeated in four games travel to prance in the dark. over in england after the manager asked i'm going to says he hopes his side will make a fresh start to the season. and you'll see by now you to bolster his midfield after the gate drubbing by managed united amberley used his new signings will give his team a lift when they entertain swanzy at the emirates the stuff the name. we're going to work for. the last. so had to focus on something. different you. i feel. relief because we knew everybody knew good. quality that number one should be true or treats a prisoner of loss to be machine for injuries because i did bruise were. sure to complete on your front. of the game day most of the big names are on their travels these manchester united are at bolton they will all go to stoke chelsea are away at sunderland while spurs take on more years of nolen you have it in villa go head to head match the city and to take wigan. now the weather has affected play a gold

go on i'm a mom i'm going to this everybody as are the next generation of jaroslava lokomotiv hockey players it's not just about rebuilding the team for the future of the city it's also about getting back on the ice as a form of therapy to help them get through their grief. they also have a strong wish to reinvigorate going out now when they use championship and it gave a victory to my friends forgot it was young and while this team practices and even vendor group is ready to follow in their footsteps. coming players in times square are still they told us about them in can one more united made in the team oh never bought stock market fool i want to be in the new team that movie because it says have not committed to you. next we come to be tested. the count is going to come right. through saying that even though they've gone from the ice to members of the still food locomotive team you continue to be in the hearts and minds of the people of jaroslava and the nation for generations to come on he said sean thomas. the ceremony has also taken place in slovakia to remember pavel demitra w

one story dominating our coverage tonight a jet carrying russia's triple champion ice hockey team lokomotiv jaroslav has crashed near the runway in their hometown two hundred something kilometers northeast of moscow the only two survivors reported tonight from on the forty five people who are on call. germany's highest court rules that the country's bailout billions for struggling nations are legal but it's warning uncle of michael that you love to ask permission next time she wants to run to the rescue. with colonel gadhafi now surrounded by the rebels r.t. looks at how libya might become a breeding ground for its premiss and face an even bigger civil war. also deadly blast rocks india's capital eleven people are dead and dozens have been injured in the city's worst attack in nearly three years. it's eight thirty one pm now here in moscow we're of course across all the latest developments as they come through on the plane disaster for you throughout the evening for the next few minutes though we focus on europe and the economic and political tangle that it's currently finding itself it. pr

meanwhile fans of the three time championship winning jaroslava lokomotiv team made their voices heard in a show of solidarity and support. as you can see from the flowers and candles and mementos left here at the stadium the loss of. it was a huge blow to this community but due to the international nature of this team it was a large loss for russia and of the rest of the world as well a lot of my friends going to play in them because the way to do it a couple years ago and of course one just want to give my condolences to them with a little sweet stuff for everybody ceremonies to honor the players were held in minsk in bratislava some reflections from those who knew the players well. at the top of all demitra told me he actually wants to quit hockey and he wants to play a little bit more and then leave and spend time with his family so this last conversation came back to my head when i heard about the crash i'm going to only him at least by lighting this candle and not only him but everybody who died i would like to express my condolences to his family to his children and wife. saturd

arena two thousand the home stadium for the city's lokomotiv ice hockey team has become a pilgrimage site for those mourning the u. forty three victims on wednesday's plane tragedy which included most of the team and he still more than one hundred thousand people from all over russia including prime minister vladimir putin came to pay tribute to those who perished on board the yacht forty two airliner which crashed after takeoff from this issue on wednesday to survive the horror thomas reports not from a city deep in greek. very somber day here in as a thousands of people came to pay their final respects to the team members of the locomotive team today's events saw thousands of people from around russia from around the city of jaroslav all different teams from around the country as well coming to say their last goodbyes to these team members now the fourteen caskets that were viewed here today have been taken away so that they can have a private ceremony with their families and be laid to rest around the jaroslav area some of the stories of the people who were part of this team have

after three pm here in the russian capital and this is r t now the families and fans of russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team gather at the home stadium where the players who died and wednesday's plane crash played their last game russian of prime minister vladimir putin also attended to pay his respects to the team our correspondent sean thomas is witnessing the city's grief. very somber day here in as a thousands of people came to pay their final respects to the team members of the locomotive yes level team today's events saw thousands of people from around russia from around the city of jaroslav all different teams from around the country as well coming to say their last goodbyes to these a team members now the fourteen caskets that were viewed here today have been taken away so that they can have a private ceremony with their families and be laid to rest around the jaroslava area some of the stories of the people who were part of this team have come to light as these three days of mourning have the past one team member proposed to his girlfriend just before this crash took place and it wa

in brief the world's ice hockey community remains in mourning with the loss of almost the entire lokomotiv team after their plane crashed on wednesday forty three people died when the forty two crashed on takeoff near the russian city of yaroslavl people also gathered in prague to remember three czech nationals who were among the many top players killed hundreds of elaine flowers and chanting the names of the former world champions in their memory candles have also been lit at the bratislava hockey stadium to remember the ones with akki and player who also died because of the slovakian national team who used to train locomotives arrived here in russia to pay tribute not only to the players. only six months ago used to fly with almost all of them and two months ago we attended a formal ceremony where the scene was awarded the bronze medal we talked to each other and everyone was preparing for the upcoming season they had serious goals in sight he wanted to win bigger in cup and now we see of these hopes were dashed in a matter of minutes. the start of the team for ten years we were close fr

russia's worst ever sporting trying today at jet carrying the country's triple champion i something to lokomotiv it was crushed near the runway in the hotel which is two hundred seventy kilometers northeast of moscow there are only two survivors tonight from under forty five people who are all about playing the time. also from us germany's highest court rules of the country's bailout billions for struggling nations are legal but it's stalling on good markel that she left was published next time she wants to run for the rest. would come a good half an hour surrounded by the rebels r.t. looks at how libya might become a breeding ground for extremists in face an even bigger civil. war across all the latest developments in the us the bring you the wrong pictures there of course all the latest from the course as those details come through the next few minutes though let's focus on europe on the economic and political tangle that is funding itself and. professor snyder thank you very much for joining us we're going to be talking about the e.u. but what a mess it all seems to be in what's happened to i

lokomotiv who was an international team had the grief is being shared throughout europe hundreds gathered in the center of the czech capital prague to remember a lost players chanting their names lighting candles in their memory three czech nationals were on board all former world champions the top czech ice hockey official and former national team coach sloppier lenora said the loss is incredible . it's hard even to talk about we've lost players in their prime but with the hard core of their national team i knew them very well even though they were playing abroad still lee were always trying to get better and i didn't just want to be part of a system they wanted to know the details of their positions and how to best school but took a huge interest in what they did i really enjoyed working with them. if you click on r.t. dot com you can read about the only hockey player to survive the plane crash and his request to speak with his family despite having burns across ninety percent of his body alexander galloped off remain conscious and insisted on seeing relatives before going into intensiv

go on a lot of my going to this for everybody and for the next generation of jaroslava lokomotiv hockey players it's not just about rebuilding the team for the future of the city it's also about getting back on the ice as a form of therapy to help them get through their grief. but also have a strong wish to be in bigger growing crops you know when they use championship and dedicate a beach original my friends forgot it was your own and while this team practices and even younger group is ready to follow in their footsteps. coming into play if you don't mind where. they told us about them in cannot manuel you need to be made in the team only ever bought stock market school i want to be needing that movie does that kind of not community needs to become scheduled to be tested for the county the county is going to come right studios. proving that even though they've gone from the ice to members of this ill fated locomotive team it will continue to be in the hearts and minds of the people of jaroslava and the nation for generations to come in yourselves shuns honest hard to. so how was a city

the world's ice hockey community united in grief after russia's lokomotiv team were almost entirely wiped out in a plane crash in the city of yaroslavl the commemoration ceremonies been held tonight right in the place where the team was supposed to be playing with sportsmen and fans all in teams we've got more of that just ahead tonight. also in the program on r.t. the u.k. government faces legal action is doctors demand a new inquiry into the shady death of an arms inspector he was the man who revealed britain knew iraq had no weapons of mass destruction head of the invasion. in the middle east build up palestinian start of peaceful campaign for statehood head of the u.n. vote in israel tensions grow as police clashed with protesters calling for a better government. closes r.t. it's now ten pm thursday the eighth of september the names kevin and first a night we start with what's being called i saw his darkest day and the worst disaster affecting supported russia's recent history let's take a look at these pictures from the very state even minsk where indeed the locomotive team should ha

certainly kevin in fact he was much beloved players not just important for lokomotiv but important for the national team as well as you mentioned he is the only survivor of the thirty seven team members coaches and crew that were on this flight but there was one other survivor who was a member of the crew as well but as you mentioned burns over ninety percent of his body including his a respiratory system as well doctors at this hospital here in jaroslav all have said that he has already begun on undergone multiple surgeries including surgeries to help repair his damaged respiratory system so hard fight ahead and anyone who is familiar with burns over a certain percentage of your body the survival rate is not very good so tough times ahead for the family and also for alexander as well because all souls very much with the family friends and loved ones of all those that have perished. as the rescue operation turns to a recovery operation over the next twenty four hours and so i mean it's still early days and he did go into it just now but i mean investigators are going to be next on the

tonight on russia's worst sporting tragedy at jet carrying the triple champion russian ice hockey team lokomotiv euro slav all crashed earlier on the saving in flames near the runway of the home city two hundred seventy kilometers northeast of moscow it's understood there are only two survivors tonight from among the forty five people who were on board that plane for the time he's innocent now is near the crash site for us and this is a very good evening to you again we've been over the past few hours starting to hear from people who witnessed this catastrophe unfolding what i've been saying. basically there are different versions as to how this all happened some of the people we've spoken to said it was very clear that something was wrong with the plane some people say it was leaning very much to the right others to the left but all agree that there was a loud bang and they flew into some kind of antenna and then ended up in the volga river we had a chance to speak to some witnesses and also found these parky players most who were killed obviously if this fire was wiped out in this tragedy let'

chel scenes that are on wednesday and the line i would almost the entire lokomotiv team plus case study. well down just after takeoff from their home city on their way to minsk they trashed hasn't the hockey world with players or star from several countries losing their lives while russia has been shocked at yet another plane disaster in one hundred thousand attended every member a ceremony for the city's sporting heroes and. that. waves of emotion for through jaroslav as residents realize the full weight of the tragedy their country or the lives of some of the city's brightest stars nobody ended up with the fans of his team for many years whole family including a little child went to all the games there are sincere admirable laws but it's like losing a family member. i knew one of the players he was my neighbor and he was a great person he's got two little kids left how could this happen when we saw the news on t.v. i just burst into tears. at just after four in the afternoon on wednesday the charter plane carrying almost the entire jaroslava locomotive. crashed shortly after takeoff b

sketchy wearing various of things about that player tonight but tell us a little more about this team lokomotiv yaroslavl how important were they how big were they in the on the sports the. well i think he is a big sport in russia and already we've seen pictures of fans that have made their way through security really because we keep it's very difficult to get to that crash sites trying to film some of those pictures we saw fans there were already laying flowers top the site and. you have fans coming out so obviously the whole sports community the whole country this is not only going to be and is a national tragedy but we know that foreign nationals were on that plane as well in fact the head coach was needed was killed he was fifty two years old already the embassies of sweden slovakia and other countries have confirmed that their nationals were on board that plane we're seeing some incredible pictures from another one another opening match of the k h l season was to take place of course it was canceled but some really really touching pictures of fans there just devastated in tears over this t