Russian military plane bursts into flames and crashes into a lake 

A Russian military plane has burst into flames and crashed into a lake in a nother-western region of Russia bordering Finland, according to state media.

The military plane crashed in the northern Murmansk region after catching fire, the TASS news agency said on Wednesday, citing law enforcement agencies.

The MIG-31 fighter jet, said to be on a training flight, 'crashed in an uninhabited area,' TASS quoted the ministry as saying. The pilots ejected and are safe, the agency added. They were 'alive and well' after the drama, said Russian sources.

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