 And now outside Africa, an L-phoned and thin plane has crashed near a city in Tatarstan region, killing 16 people and injured in seven. The RIA news agency cited the emergency services as saying, and the plane had been carrying a group of parachute jumpers on board the emergency ministry said according to the Tas news agency. And it said seven people were pulled alive from the wreckage. The plane was let L-410 Tobolet, which is a twin engine, short range transport aircraft, Russian aviation, safety standards have improved in recent years. But accidents especially involving aging planes in far-flung regions are not uncommon.