Forty-one people died after a Russian plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames just after takeoff from Moscowβs Sheremetyevo airport.
Dramatic video shows passengers using emergency exit slides to escape the burning Aeroflot aircraft.
Survivors suggest the plane was struck by lightning, but Russiaβs national carrier said that it returned to the airport for technical reasons.
Β Two children are among the dead. The jet had 73 passengers and five crew.
Initial reports suggested the plane had landed on fire, but sources quoted by Russian news agency Interfax said the jet caught fire after a very bumpy landing.
