Russian Plane Crash Clouds Putin Goal of World-Class Economy
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s goal of turning the economy into one of the top five in the world may be threatened by mounting unease over the country’s transport infrastructure.
The Sept. 7 crash that killed all but two of the 45 passengers aboard an 18-year-old Russian-made Yakovlev-42 plane was the fifth jet airliner accident in the country in the past year, bringing the number of casualties to 99, according to data compiled by researcher Ascend Worldwide Ltd. Other transport accidents included a July 10 shipwreck that killed 119 people.