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Tuninter aircraft disaster: appeal reduces guilty sentences

Palermo, Italy - The accusations: culpable homicide, culpable disaster and heavy culpable damages. The court granted mitigating circumstances

The second appeal of the Court of Palermo about the Tuninter air disaster has granted the mitigating circumstances to the guilties. The accident involved an ATR-72 aircraft operated by the Tunisian carrier "Tuninter" which, once out of fuel, crashed into the sea on August 6, 2005 close to Palermo-Punta Raisi. The aircraft broken into three pieces on impact causing the death of 16 people. Captain...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1139574
Rome, Italy, 04/12/2012 15:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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