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Russia sends plane, doctors to evacuate injured tourists from Turkey

Published on 25/05/2010

The Russian Emergencies Ministry is sending a transport Il-76 plane to Turkey on instructions from President Dmitry Medvedev to evacuate injured Russian tourists that have suffered in a road accident in Antalya. The RIA-Novosti news agency quotes the Emergencies Ministry as saying that the aircraft is equipped with special-purpose medical modules for emergency care provision.