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Russia launches criminal probe over failed rocket launch

MOSCOW, Oct 11, 2018 (BSs/AFP) – Russian investigators said they had
opened a criminal probe into a failed rocket launch that caused a two-man
crew to make an emergency landing shortly after blast-off to the ISS on
Thursday.

The probe would seek to determine whether safety regulations had been
violated during construction, leading to massive damage, the Russian
Investigative Committee said in a statement.

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