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Air crash in Madrid-Barajas Airport (2): a technical problem delayed the yesterday's departure

Madrid, Spain - Confirmed 153 victims and 19 injured

The incident of Madrid-Barajas Airport provoked totally 153 victims. Spanair, SAS Group, has released a passenger manifest showing there were 162 passengers, six flight crew and four off-duty crew members on board the jet. Spanish investigators have yet to clarify the nature of an apparent technical problem which delayed the yesterday's departure of the Spanair Boeing MD-82 which subsequently crashed...

fra/pec - 1093414
Rome, Italy, 08/21/2008 10:28
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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