Gold bars worth over $300M fall from plane during takeoff in Russia

March 16, 2018 / dlvr.it / Article Link

YAKUTSK, Russia - A fortune in gold and other precious metals fell from the sky as a plane took off from Yakutsk, Russia Thursday, according to local reports.Officials believe the latch on a plane door carrying at least 9 tons of pricey cargo gave way, allowing some of the gold to tumble out of the An-12 aircraft, according to the Tass news agency. Roughly 3.4 tons were found scattered across the tarmac, Tass quotes Ministry of Internal Affairs officials saying.Read full news

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