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Sergei Netchaiev, consul general of the Russian federation to Germany, during a press conference in Ueberlingen, southern Germany, Tuesday, July 2, 2002. Two aircraft, a Bashkirian Airlines Tu-154 passenger jet from Moscow bound for Barcelona, Spain, and a Boeing 757 from the DHL delivery service were believed to be flying at an altitude of about 12,000 meters (36,000 feet) when they collided late Monday night scattering flaming wreckage over a wide area. All aboard are believed killed, officials said. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)