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1. A Belarusian-owned Antonov An-12 cargo plane crash-lands in Siberia, killing all the nine people on board.
   2021-11-03 21:06:44 (First version)
2. A Belarusian-owned Antonov An-12 cargo plane crash-lands in Siberia, killing all nine people on board.
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