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Wagner leader listed as passenger on plane that crashed

08:07 am on 24 August 2023

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Back to our main story now, the paramilitary leader of the Wagner group is believed to have been killed in a plane crash.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, was listed as a passenger on a plane which has crashed, and Russian authorities say all 10 people on board died.

Eight bodies have been recovered according to Russian news agency. It's not been confirmed if Prigozhin was amongst those.

BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner spoke to Corin Dann.