Gold spills on Russian runway after plane door glitch
Associated Press said:March 15 at 5:38 AM
MOSCOW — Russian news reports say the hatch of a cargo plane carrying precious metals accidentally flew open upon takeoff — scattering at least 3 tons of gold on the runway.
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An An-12 plane operated by the airline Nimbus took off for Krasnoyarsk carrying 9.3 tons of gold and other precious metals, according to a statement from the state Investigative Committee quoted by Tass.
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Authorities recovered 172 gold bars weighing 3.4 tons