Several clergymen, police officers and agents of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations are outside the cave.

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Around 35 bodies have been recovered out of the River out of the 42 on board, including 8 crew members, according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, Emercom.

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The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, or Emercom, published the full list of the 45 passengers on board a plane that exploded mid air and crashed in the Volga River on Wednesday afternoon in central Russia.

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Vladimir Stepanov, of the National Center for Emergency Situations at the Russian Interior Ministry, earlier told state media that hospitals, kindergartens and schools were among those affected.

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Hospitals, kindergartens and schools were among the buildings affected by the blast, said Vladimir Stepanov, of the National Center for Emergency Situations at the Russian Interior Ministry.

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