Tech failure, human error main theories for Tu-154 crash, not

Tech failure, human error main theories for Tu-154 crash, not terrorism

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Tech failure, human error main theories for Tu-154 crash, not terrorism

The main theories as to why the Tu-154 crashed off Sochi’s coast do not include a terrorist act, Russian Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov said.

According to Sokolov, a “technical problem or piloting error” could have led to the disaster.

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