One dead as Russian plane makes emergency landing in Moscow due to on board fire

At least one person has died after a passenger plane caught fire during an emergency landing at Moscow's busiest airport, Russian state news agencies said Sunday.

"Based on current information, one person has died and four people need medical attention" after the plane erupted in flames as it tried to land at Sheremetyevo airport shortly after takeoff, the TASS agency quoted Russian investigators as saying.