Tuesday, 30 June 2009Yemeni and Comoran officials say an airplane belonging to Yemen's national carrier, Yemenia Air, has crashed in the Indian Ocean archipelago with 150 people on board.
Officials say the accident occurred early Tuesday. The location of the crash is not known, and it is also not clear if there are any survivors.
The Associated Press repots a Yemeni airport official saying that most of the passengers onboard the airplane, reported to be an Airbus 310, were Comoros residents returning from Paris.
Reuters News reports a Comoran police source saying the island chain has no sea rescue capabilities.
The Comoros is made up of three islands about 300 kilometers northwest of Madagascar, in the Mozambique channel.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters. |
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
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