a passenger plane crashed near the russian city of yaroslavl on wednesday killing 36 of the 37 people on board. the russian state-run news agency says a passenger plane crashed immediately after taking off from the airport in the western russia city of yaroslavl. the plane was carrying local ice hockey club members. >>> an explosion in new delhi killed at least ten people on wednesday morning. indian authorities have blamed terrorists for the blast. the explosion occurred short ly after 10:00 a.m. outside the high court in the center of the city. local authorities say at least ten people were killed and 6 # others were injured. local media report about 100 people were lining up for permits to enter the court when the blast occurred just outside its gate. >> i heard a loud bang. then i turned around after getting the consciousness and all. i found 60 people were lying on the floor. >> the home minister says the blast was apparently caused by a bomb concealed in a suitcase. he described it as a terrorist attack. the indian prime minister spoke to reporters in bangladesh. >> this is a co

the tragedy happened near yaroslavl, 400 kilometers northeast of moscow. the survivors are in critical condition in hospital. >> minister -- minutes after the flight took off, it crashed into the banks of the river volga and burst into flames. 37 passengers and four crew were on board, most of them perished. 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 openi

after tragedy ice hockey stop stars offer to rebuild the locomotive yaroslavl side after a plane crash killed all but one of its. players on the audio. knocked out of u.s. open to end hopes of a russian champion of flushing meadows. and counting down to kick of new zealand prepared to host the first day the rugby world cup. the first steps have been taken towards rebuilding locomotive jaroslava ice hockey club after wednesday's plane crash killed thirty seven plays in coaching staff bosses at the continental hockey league a vast team to give up plays to help reform the side former russian cabin alexi ashton has said he will join the taking along with former coach bobby of who has agreed to retake the reins found in the yaroslavl stadium into a shrine for their thirty seven players were among the forty three people who died when their plane crash just outside two hundred forty kilometers northeast of moscow only two people survived russia forward alexander gallium of and crew member alexander caesar of although they suffered extensive burns and are in a serious condition in hospital in

mourning the victims of a plane crash in central russia which killed almost the entire lokomotiv yaroslavl ice hockey team in response president dmitry medvedev wants new legal powers to ground their alliance and able to assure a passenger safety sean thomas looks at the catastrophe that killed mattie a much loved players. waves of emotion poor through jaroslav as residents realize the full weight of the tragedy that country or the lives of some of the city's brightest stars but ended up with the fans of this team for many years our whole family including a little child went to all the games for us is there operable loss 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 k h o hockey team crashed shortly after takeoff bursting into a wall of flame after clipping a runway antenna forty three of the forty five on boar

ceremony now for the forty three people killed when their plane crashed yesterday on takeoff in yaroslavl one player and a crew member survived in our men's would have been locomotives opponents tonight they've been symbolically scoring own goals as a mark of respect or in a ceremony said it was crowded with people holding banners and scarves bearing the names of those who perished i think sean thomas most to speak of the soul player who didn't board faithful flight. the famous bells of jaroslav ring out for a community grieving a chilling reminder of the tragedy the country with the lives of some of the city's brightest stars. i knew many of the boys personally what can i say they were scenes i can say this about many of them they were joyful people they loved life and they wanted to live they brought so much joy into our lives. thursday marked the start of a three day mourning period as fans of yours live a locomotive gathered and one of the city's sinful cathedrals i can't describe how i feel it's a very serious loss to me the only thing worse than that would be to lose my family they

locomotive yaroslavl here have won russia's league three times. amongsthe international lineup there are olympic gold medalists. the team was en route to minsk for the start of the new season. only one member of the team on board has survived. in a country which is passionate about the sport, news of the crash brought this match elsewhere to a halt. many in the crowd clearly stunned. russia already has a poor air safety record. this is the second plane crash in just three months. the last one killed 47. the country's aging soviet-built planes are being taken out of service from next year. for now, rescue workers are combing the waters for bodies and the country is dealing with the loss of some of its most adored sports stars. >> sreenivasan: there was no immediate word on what caused the crash. the weather was sunny and clear at the time. twin suicide bombings in southwest pakistan today killed at least 22 people. the target was the home of a top army officer in quetta. the first attacker detonated a car bomb near the house. the second stormed the

. >> people here love to lokomotiv yaroslavl. the success of the club has made the city proud and the crash has affected everyone. >> in just a plea given night, they lost wonderful people. a new hockey team can be created but those people are not coming back. this is sad. >> residents came to gather to commemorate the dead. -- to get their -- together but the to commemorate the dead. there was a german player that had come to this side and that only recently begun to play in the pros. the president has promised an inspection of the aging aviation fleet which has experienced a rash of crashes. >> john galliano was fined 6000 euros for anti-semitic behavior. he lost his job as the credit director at dior after he shouted anti-semitic insults at a couple in a bar. he said that drugs and alcohol addiction sparked his outburst. an exhibition opening is showing artwork from the first jewish museum in the world established before hitler took power. many pains disappeared but now some rare masterpieces have returned. course every pictur

the plane had just left the airport in yaroslavl, 40 kilometers northeast of moscow. >> the plane carrying the lokomotiv team plunged into the river shortly after takeoff. international players from the czech republic, sweden, latvia, and germany were killed, as well as the canadian coach. the plane crashed a caught fire. then there was another explosion. >> there was a mushroom fireball like a nuclear explosion, and then thick black smoke. >> because of the crash is not yet known, but reports suggest the plane struggled to take off and hit an antenna at the end of the runway. >> the french foreign minister has accused syria of crimes against humanity in its crackdown against anti- government protesters. syrian activists said least 14 more protesters were killed in homs as army vehicles swept into the old city. one resident is quoted as saying the gunfire never seemed to stop. homs has been at the center of months of demonstrations against the president. in pakistan, suicide bombings have killed at least 20 people in the southwest city of cueto. the killing includes the man who heads the f

grief after russia's lokomotiv team were almost entirely wiped out in a plane crash in the city of yaroslavl a commemoration ceremonies been held tonight right in the place where the team was supposed to be playing the sportsmen and fans all in teams who got more of that just ahead tonight. also in the program on r.t.e. the u.k. government faces legal action is stopped his 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 ahead of the un vote in israel tensions grow as police clashed with protesters calling for a better government.

died of the severe burns that cover 90 percent of is this body this happened outside of the city of yaroslavlly other person that survived a member of the flight crew and that is cool and undergoing treatment in moscow >> dozens of cars are streaming out of it libya with the anticipation of an assault by the revolutionary forces they are battling khaddafi as supporters and they have captured most of the northern half event khaddafi supporters have put up fierce infighting. >> a trial date can be set for blonder sloop murder he is this achieve a suspect in the disappearance of patina natalie hallway he could be scheduled for a 30 year prison sentence >> we're following politics of 2012 ahead of the tea party expressed a happening tonight romney is in south carolina giving a speech i. >> a quick look at the bay bridge as we continue the kron 4 morning news. someho >> what fax 653 a emma two bodies were found were after a fire and with and details on this is displacing >> just after 1:00 a.m. and our department was called up to this two-story building sent residents scurrying from our bed some >

tributes pouring in from around the world forming the locomotive yaroslavl disaster which killed thirty seven ice hockey starts. plus will appeal strike a ballot in six games and for a challenger to use darkie quickly go back in fear. and it's a walk out of the u.s. open is right hold place for second day of flushing. the tributes from around the world are being made following the tragic crash which killed practically the whole of the locomotive jaroslav all ice hockey team thirty seven plays were among the forty three people who died when the plane came down just after takeoff how the one place survived russian alexander galley mark but he's in a serious condition with eighty percent of the russian built yet forty two plane crashed into the river volga shortly after takeoff from the national airport yesterday that is just outside rock a mighty hometown of the outside world which is two hundred fifty kilometers northeast of moscow that thing we're heading to means for their first game of the new casual season ok shell chase will today decide whether to spend much least in light of the t

the tragedy ice hockey stop stars off to rebuild the locomotive yaroslavl side after a plane crash killed all but one of its team. the rio public cenk about a knock down to the u.s. open to end hopes of a russian champ in the flushing meadows. in the rugby world cup exhaust with hopes new zealand taking on tonga in all of them. now the first steps have been taken to rebuild locomotive jaroslav or ice hockey club after wednesday's plane crash killed thirty seven players and coaching staff bosses at the continental hockey league have asked teams to give up place to help reform the side former russian captain alexei yashin has said he will join the team along with la cosa former coach people to be of who has agreed to retake the reins yashin had played for a lot go for a total of three years to move to scarf and pay to split in two thousand and nine before retiring last year but now he says he will come out of retirement to play for his former club also offering to help its former locker coach yorker. who has agreed to manage the club once again their support follows an appeal by the heads o

to try to localize yaroslavl name a new coach is the first step to take and to rebuild the club decimated by a plane crash. it's the end of the road for the russians at the u.s. open is the public chunk of a crash. using them but the host. of the rugby world cup. first step has been taken towards rebuilding. ice hockey club after wednesday's plane crash killed thirty seven plays and coaching staff bosses at the continental hockey league a vast team to give up place to help reform the side and not theirs former coach. has agreed to retake the reins fans of turn the stadium interest shrine for the team that he seven plays were among the forty three people who died when their plane crashed. two hundred forty kilometers northeast of moscow only two people survived the russian forward alexander and crew member alexander caesar of although they suffered extensive burns and are in a serious condition in hospital. in moscow but efforts have begun to make sure the club has a future k h l boss alexander says he has been inundated with offers from plays and coaches volunteering to work at the decima

tragedies it's being called a jet carrying the country's triple champion ice hockey team lokomotiv yaroslavl crashed near the runway in their hometown which is two hundred seventy kilometers northeast of moscow there are only two survivors at the moment from long before three five people who are on board. in other stories for us tonight germany's highest court rules that the country's going in for struggling nations are legal but it's warning under merkel she'll have 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 extremists and face an even bigger city. exactly nine thirty one pm here in moscow now having to stay with us next to get more details of the plane tragedy in jaroslav in half an hour's time but between now and then we profile the controversial balkan war figure rocco markets the former bosnian serb military leader currently on trial at the hague. in late may two thousand and eleven the small serbian village of law as it ever shot to fame leading newspapers in ma

championship winning manager of retakes the reigns after the sides plane came down just outside yaroslavl shortly after takeoff as the team were on route to play their first match of the season and another minsk forty three of the forty five people on board died leaving russia forward alexandra gallimore and a flight engineer in a critical condition in a moscow hospital i saw the chiefs said they do all they could to help rebuild the side walk a child was alexander misled of says he's been inundated with offers from players and coaches volunteering to work at the decimated club and believes a team can be formed in time to take part in the new season those that donating food of russia around to the chang checks tells us if russia yana matic and kill off the american swedish goalkeeper and leave slack is pavel demitra the start of the new season has now been postponed until september the twelfth while wednesday's game between last season's champions sol about to lie of runners up at once was abandoned when the news came through fans and players alike were clearly stunned by what has happene

chief george robertson she caught up with a man who's now in oil executive on the sidelines of the yaroslavl global policy forum to get robertson's take on nato's current direction. george robertson thank you very much for being with us again two years later now you've managed a global military organization now and you're on the board of one of the world's top energy companies are there any similarities between energy markets and the war theater. well we've we've both operate a global marketplace we're dealing with global issues always politics. everything whether it's national politics all international politics so i didn't leave completely behind but i did need to because one of the things i didn't need to i wanted to do it was to establish good relations with russia and to bring russia much more to the mainstream of west so. in russia for a russian company. joy well that's what i was going to ask you did you have to just find russia once you've joined. well b.p. is a very interesting is a very interesting company and it doesn't conform to either russian studio tapes or a waste of oil comp

you're watching the sports and these other headlines hockey she's trying to rebuild the locomotive yaroslavl team decimated by plane crash which killed thirty seven of its players. last spot our moscow will appeal against right here ballots in six game ban for a challenge on ts garcons boyd legal action fear. is a washout at the u.s. open as rain holds play for a second day of flushing meadows. but first i saw the chief say they will do all they can to help rebuild russian side automated if you are a sample which was decimated by yesterday's tragic plane crash thirty seven of its players were among forty three people that died but pale boss alexander medvedev has now asked each team in the league to volunteer up to three players to help create a new locomotive side and believes a team can be formed in time to take part for the new season lokomotiv were heading to minsk a play that first game in their plane came down just outside paris travel shortly after takeoff yesterday those that died included russia play even czech stars just of us object and dramatic and cattle to nick and swedish goal

of the tragedy i saw the trees and gradually build the locomotive yaroslavl team has lost thirty seven of their players in wednesday's plane crash. while a washout protests rain and bad weather holds sway for a second day at the u.s. open. targeting victory we caught up with for the all black outs in short that's patrick harris the lucky world cup gets underway in new zealand the host taking on tonga. first ice hockey to say they'll do all they can to help rebuild russian side like a lot of yaroslav will which was decimated by wednesday's tragic plane crash thirty seven of their players were among the forty three people that died but scared child boss alexander method of has now asked each team in the league to volunteer up to three players to help create a new locomotive side believes a team can be formed in time to take part in the new season but the motives were heading into the mainstream play their first game when their plane came down just outside jaroslav shortly after take off those that died from the russian one checks those years of young magic about lacunae swedish goalkeepe

for turning out to our top story russia's lokomotiv yaroslavl ice hockey team home stadium honors its players who died in a plane crash on wednesday these are a live video that you're watching from the memorial ceremony where the team last train before boarding their ill fated plane to minsk families are joined by the club's many fans about seven thousand people have gathered for this heartfelt farewell burials for the crash victims will start later today the remains of foreign players for the club have already been flown back to their home countries we'll bring you more from the morning in the city of jaroslav. stay with us here on r t headlines up next. when you look for nuclear winter. measured in barrels. brain is most. humane. limits. susan. says. see. coming. couldn't take three. years. arrangement three. three stooges three. three broke video for your media projects and free media. time. ten thirty am in moscow the headlines russia city of saying an emotional goodbye to the victims of wednesday's plane crash the tragedy killed claimed the lives of almost the entire local ice ho

all of us here in moscow this is us he would need our thanks for joining it's the home arena or yaroslavl lokomotiv ice hockey team has become a pilgrimage site for those mourning most of its players and key stars who died in wednesday's plane tragedy more than one hundred thousand people from all over russia including reading of putin came to pay tribute to those who perished on board the forty two airliner which crashed after takeoff from the city two survived the horror he is from thomas reports not from the scene of grief and sadness. 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 jaroslav all different teams of 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 private ceremonies with their families and be laid to rest around the area some of the stories of the people who were part of this team hav

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 friends and had been since i got acquainted with them when i first came to. the crash has struck me very hard it's a serious tragedy for me per

hello there thank you for joining me and these other headlines party tries to localize yaroslavl name a new coach is the first step to take in to rebuild the club decimated by a plane crash. is the end of the road for the russians at the u.s. open is upon odio about public cenk of a crash and. i can dance a kick of losing the host tong in the first days of the rugby world cup. our first step has been taken towards rebuilding loch modan garrets level ice hockey club after wednesday's plane crash killed thirty seven plays and coaching staff possibly kontinental hockey league asked teams to give up place to help reform the side and knock those former coach beautiful people of has agreed to retake the reigns of plans of turn the aristotle stadium interest shrine for their thirty seven plays were among the forty three people and died when their plane crashed. two hundred forty kilometers northeast of moscow only two people survived the russian forward alexander gallimore and crew member alexander caesar of although they suffered extensive burns and are in a serious condition in hospital in

twelve thirty pm in moscow these are your headlines russia's city of yaroslavl saying an emotional farewell to the victims of wednesday's plane crash the tragedy claimed the lives of almost all of the local ice hockey team these are live video you're looking at right now of the commemoration ceremony at lokomotiv stadium in. the u.s. prepares to commemorate the september eleventh attacks with security stepped up protecting against a possible threat of a new attack the war on terror unleashed that day is now feared by some to be a bigger threat to global security. hundreds of egyptians storm israel's embassy in cairo enraged by the deaths of five egyptian border guards last month israeli ambassador and his family have flown out of the country. continues exploring the russian capital with a saunter through some of moscow's cozy parks and historic neighborhoods stay with us.

russia city of yaroslavl pays its final respects to the victims of wednesday's plane crash that killed nearly the entire local ice i can see. thousands streaming into the locomotive studio to pay their final respects. and coming up a city and a nation mourns the. u.s. prepares to remember september eleventh a day that unleashed the war on terror now if you're by some to be an even bigger threat to global security. and hundreds of egyptians storm the israeli embassy in cairo in a rage by the killing of five egyptian border guards last month. nine am in moscow i met trends are going to have you with us here on r t our top story the families and fans of russia's looking mostly of ice hockey team are honoring the victims of the plane crash on the ice of their home stadium the sports world is in mourning after nearly the entire locomotive jaroslaw team perished on. our correspondent sean thomas is in front of the stage with more. so it must be a very somber morning there. will certainly matt and i don't know if you can tell but it is raining right now and this heavy rain is very symbolic of

another conflict speaking on the sidelines of an international policy forum in the russian city of yaroslavl president medvedev said he's concerned about advance in syria but the situation is far from simplistic. the resolutions we would approve to send a strong message to the syrian regime should in fact be addressed to both sides things aren't just black and white the anti-government protesters in syria are not followers of some refined european models of democracy some of them are to put it straight extremists and some might even be called terrorists the situation is not that simple and we have to take into account the balance of different forces and interests russia may support certain moves but only if they don't boil down to the one sided condemnation of the government and president assad we should send a strong message calling on all the conflicting parties to come to the negotiating table start talks and stop the bloodshed. all the syrian government claims the unrest has been orchestrated by armed groups aim to destabilize a country doctor tawfiq from philadelphia university in jorda

sporting tragedy an aircraft carrying the triple champion russian ice hockey team lokomotiv yaroslavl crushed in flames there this evening near the runway in their home 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 it is innocent now is near the crash site bring us up to date with the laces the she gets the information and throughout the evening i know some more details have been coming through and they we're getting more accounts now from the people who saw that playing go down what have they been saying. they are yourself in pure shock this evening as this horrible news on ravel throughout the the late day that forty three people in fact were killed on board 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 pretty secure parts of perhaps he had died so that a bit.

to rebuild the locomotive yaroslavl team which lost thirty seven of that players in wednesday's plane crash. while a washout protests rain as bad weather holds play for second day of the u.s. open. targeting victory as the rugby world cup gets set to kick off form all black counting shorn fitzpatrick says new zealand have a great chance to lift the trophy for the first time in twenty four years. a first step has been taken towards rebuilding lokomotiv ice hockey club after wednesday's plane crash killed thirty seven players and coaching staff the former russian championship winning manager of what you have read takes the reins after the side's plane came down just outside jaroslav will shortly after take off as a team we're only just playing their first match of the season and then my wins forty three of the forty five people onboard died leaving russia forward and it's on the galimore and the flight engineer in a critical condition in a moscow hospital i saw the chief said they do all they could to help rebuild the signage all. of the maid said it says he's been inundated with offers

ataman shows on the air shortly but these are the top stories before that from moscow russia city of yaroslavl is paying its last respects to the victims of wednesday's plane crash that killed almost all of the top local boys self-contained that says investigators rule out two main theories into the cause of the crash engine failure quality of fuel. security is being stepped up across the u.s. on the eve of the anniversary of nine eleven as new threats and some now fear that america's war on terror has created more enemies than it's destroyed. and tell of even cairo strike a new sour note in their relations as an angry mob in the egyptian capital storms the israeli embassy forcing its staff to flee the country. in watching r.t. international. military. history. friendly. dynamic. to friends but. hello welcome to the must go out show on the program this week i'll be exploring the russian capital by foot one of the seven neighborhoods can you take a stroll around what you would when the weather was bad and what this elations when you realize it outside the busy city center and we started here ju

russia's city of yaroslavl spade its last respects to the forty three victims of wednesday's facing plane crash sports one from the top local ice hockey team perished in that incident buried with full military honors. a nation on guard new security threats emerge on the eve of the tenth anniversary of nine eleven as some fear that the u.s. war on terror is created more enemies than it's destroyed. and tel aviv in cairo struck a new south node in relations of ninety more been the egyptian capital storms the israeli embassy forcing its staff to flee the country. if the second time in one week that in its radiant daffodil to a muslim country has been expelled join the police now in a few moments and on bring you more. live from central moscow this is r.t. it's just after eleven pm moscow time on kevin and a very good evening city stadium where russia's lokomotiv ice hockey team played their last game has been transformed today into a venue of mourning and t. is more than one hundred thousand people attended a ceremony and memory of the team of the others that perished on board the. plane in

international help speaking on the sidelines of an international policy forum in the russian city of yaroslavl president medvedev said mr sound about to read syria for the situation is far from said let's stick. with. the resolutions we will prove to send a strong message to the syrian regime should in fact be addressed to both sides things are just black and white and the and the government which as in syria are not followers of some refined european models of democracy some of them are to put it straight extremists and some might even be called terrorists the situation is not that simple and we have to take into account the balance of different forces and interests russia may support certain moves only if they don't boil down to. one sided condemnation of the government and present we should send a strong message calling on all the conflicting parties to come to the negotiation table start talks and stop the bloodshed. in libya the head of the country's interim government has arrived in the capital tripoli for the first time since the fall to rebel forces most of leave is now controlled by t

been reportedly killed after a plane crashed carrying a full first choice caused a lot of side in yaroslavl of the plane fell soon after taking off from its international airport just outside locomotives hometown two hundred fifty kilometers northeast of moscow one player and one crewmember are believed at least not surprised after the forty five on board the team were bound for their season opening mansions and imo means that by the russian capital which settled for thursday the twenty four hour one of the powerhouses in russia i saw he had finished his runners up in the kontinental hockey league's north he will season two years ago when the season had tipped off the match featuring champions sal about sea lions and runners up at lance but that game was abandoned when the news of the crash broke and a minute's silence was observed in a far. yeah sure that you let me assure you that we should do everything within our power to preserve top level hockey this is your goal slidell and also to help the locomotive side remain one of the strongest clubs in the kontinental hockey league . and on a

very to their first game of the season on wednesday and eyeliner would always the entire lokomotiv yaroslavl team classic a star went down just after takeoff from their home city on their way to milk the tragedy hasn't grabbed the hockey world with players and staff from several countries losing their lives while russia has been shocked at yet another plane disaster in jasra one hundred thousand attended a remembrance ceremony for the city's sporting heroes. thomas was that. and waves of emotion poured through jaroslav as residents realize the full weight of the tragedy in their country or the lives of some of the city's brightest stars but ended up with an offense of this team for many years our whole family including a little child defiance of all their games crosses their admirable loss it's like losing a family member. was that 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

thousands of people have gathered in the central russian city of yaroslavl to pay their final respects to the ice hockey player alexander he died in hospital five days after the plane crash that killed always the whole locomotive team last week had been the only team member to survive the disaster the twenty six year old stuff that says they have family friends and fans gathered at the team's home stadium in the us loud for a vigil and he's on a days after one hundred thousand paid tribute to his colleagues who died the plane carrying the a. hockey team to their first match of the season crashed shortly after takeoff from their home city killing forty four people a crew member that disasters only survivor the calls of which are still under investigation. for us take a look at some other stories from around the world. school bus and the pakistanis are killing children and the driver was taken into a fourteen year old students home when the gunman struck there have been no claims of responsibility with that tongue so far northwestern pakistan is torn between government supported tribal a

carrying a triple champion russian ice hockey team has crashed in flames in the runway in the city of yaroslavl two hundred seventy kilometers northeast. at this stage it's thought their own need to survive was among the forty five people on board at the time. is near the crash site for the bring us the latest all night tonight and then again within the last hour what more do you know. while the number of bodies found has now reached thirty five nevertheless it's getting very dark here in not of course is hampering the search for the rest of those bodies the latest information we have is that specialists are coming from moscow with lights and special underwater equipment to help search for those remaining bonnie's pictures here you can see of this crash as it happened this afternoon here in in your travels flames we're hearing several different stories about how this could have happened one of them of course is human factor that's always the case in plane crashes like this another one is a possible technical failure we know that the plane had trouble gaining altitude and then hit some kind of a

now stay with us next to get more details of the plane tragedy in yaroslavl in half an hour's time but between now and then we profile the controversial balkan war figure raw.