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148 Bodies Recovered in Nigeria Plane Crash


VOA News
5 May 2002 16:28 UTC
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Wing of a crashed EAS Airlines plane lies on the roof of a house in Kano, Nigeria
Red Cross officials in Nigeria say 148 bodies have been recovered so far from the site of a plane crash in the northern city of Kano.

 A spokesman for the international relief agency said the death toll could rise as rescue workers continue digging through the wreckage of Saturday's deadly crash. The French news agency AFP quotes a Nigerian Red Cross statement as saying the downed airliner destroyed more than 30 houses and left hundreds homeless.

 At least two persons aboard the British-made jet survived the crash. Nigerian aviation authorities say 69 passengers and seven crew were aboard the EAS airline flight to the capital Lagos. Witnesses say the twin-engine jet was on fire when it crashed into a residential neighborhood near Kano airport shortly after takeoff.

 The cause of the crash is not known. Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has promised a full investigation of the incident. President Obasanjo also has cut short a visit to southern African nations and declared a two-day period of mourning.
 
 

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