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2010-09-08
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Child Survives Yemeni Plane Crash In Indian Ocean; Safety Concerns Before Flight
2009-06-30 16:28:18 (62 weeks ago)
Posted By: Intellpuke
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A Yemeni Airbus-310 that crashed with 153 people into rough seas off the Comoros island nation in the Indian Ocean Tuesday had been flagged for potential safety faults two years ago by the French government. Military boats and planes fanned out off the capital, Moroni, searching for debris and survivors. News services reported that a child had been pulled alive from the sea. The child's age initially was given as 5, but later reported as 14. There were no reports of other survivors from Yemenia Airways Flight 626, which was carrying dozens of French nationals from the Yemeni capital of Sana to Moroni when it disappeared in bad weather on its landing approach. The airliner was inspected in 2007 by French transportation authorities who "noticed a certain number of faults. Since then the plane had not returned to France," Transport Minister Dominique Bussereau was quoted as telling French TV. "The company was not on the black list but was subject to stricter checks on our part and was due to be interviewed shortly by the European Union's safety committee."
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