Russian passenger plane makes emergency landing in Sochi

MOSCOW, April 25 (RIA Novosti) - A passenger plane flying from Moscow to Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday at the Black Sea resort of Sochi due to an engine failure, Russian flight safety authorities reported.

"A Tu-204 aircraft made an emergency landing due to the failure of an engine on the right side of the plane. It is a new aircraft and the cause of the failure is yet unknown. None of the passengers was injured in the incident," an official said.