Russia says no sign of fire or blast in Black Sea jet crash wreckage: TASS

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[December 29, 2016]    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Defense Ministry said on Thursday that no signs of damage from an explosion or fire had been found on the wreckage of a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday, killing all 92 people on board, the TASS news agency reported.

A handout photo, provided by the Russian Emergencies Ministry, shows the wreckage of the crashed military Tupolev TU-154 plane lifted from the waters of the Black Sea during a search operation near Sochi, Russia, December 26, 2016. Vladimir Velengurin/Russian Emergencies Ministry via REUTERS

(Reporting by Peter Hobson; Editing by Katya Golubkova)

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