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Hollande: No survivors in Air Algerie crash

Jul 25, 2014, 7:38 AM EDT
An Air Algerie Boeing 707 Marmet
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There are no survivors from the Air Algerie AH5017 passenger jet that crashed in Mali, says the French President, Francois Hollande. Mr Hollande said one flight data recorder had been recovered, after French troops reached the crash site near Mali's border with Burkina Faso. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane early on Thursday after pilots reported severe storms. The 116 passengers on the Air Algerie flight included 51 French citizens.
Background:
Air Algerie AH5017: 'No survivors' from crash in Mali [BBC]
Wreckage of Air Algerie plane carrying 116 people found in Mali [Reuters]

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