A Belarusian cargo plane crashed Wednesday while trying to land in eastern Russia, killing all seven people on board, officials said.
The Soviet-built An-12 operated by Belarusian carrier Grodno crashed and caught fire near Irkutsk, eastern Siberia.
Russian news reports said the plane crashed while making a second approach after failing to land in a first attempt. The cause of the crash wasn't immediately clear.
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