  Armenian employee at Sochi airport dies as landing plane catches fire September 1, 2018 - 14:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia's transportation minister says Vladimir Begiyan, a supervisor at Sochi airport who is of Armenian descent, has died during an emergency response after a landing plane careered off the end of the runway into a riverbed and caught fire, Daily Mail says. The health ministry says 18 people were injured in the accident, which occurred about 3 a.m. (0000 GMT) as the Utair-operated Boeing 737 from Moscow, carrying 164 passengers and six crew members, was landing. The airport said the fire was extinguished within eight minutes. Transportation minister Yevgeny Ditrikh said airport shift supervisor Begiyan, who was one of the first responders to the accident, died of a heart attack at the scene. The cause of the crash has not been determined. According to information obtained from the Armenian Embassy in Russia, no citizens of Armenia were among the injured.   Top stories Across a swathe of southern Turkey, people sought temporary shelter and food in freezing winter weather. The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. The Prosecutor’s Office has released surveillance footage and said that one of the detainees in the case, Iveri Melashvili. Destinations welcomed 900m fewer international tourists in January–October when compared with the same period of 2019.   Partner news |  Latest news Team Telecom Armenia goes public  Telecom Armenia OJSC has issued and is allocating stocks through a public offering.France: Guarantees for Karabakh Armenians discussed at Chișinău summit The importance of defining rights and guarantees for the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) was stressed at a meeting in Chișinău.Fastex joins Orion Summit 2023 to be held in New York City Fastex joins the Orion Summit 2023, which will take place on June 19-22 at the world’s financial center: New York.European Council chief says had “good meeting” with Pashinyan, Aliyev Charles Michel “had a very good meeting” with Nikol Pashinyan, Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Ilham Aliyev on 1 June. |
