Cubans probe plane crash that killed 68
Cuban investigators on Saturday probed the
country’s worst plane crash in two decades, in which all 68 people
on board, including 28 foreigners, had been killed. On Friday, the
investigators found the “black box” voice and data recorders of the
Cuban airliner that crashed in central Cuba Thursday, 400 kilometers
(250 miles) east of Havana.
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Panicked Indonesians flee deadly volcano
Rescuers picked through the rubble of destroyed
homes Saturday as officials prepared for a mass burial of people
killed by the violent eruption of Indonesia’s most active volcano.
Ash, deadly heat clouds and molten debris gushed from the mouth of
Mount Merapi and shot high into the sky, triggering chaos on the
roads as people fled their homes.
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Qantas says fleet safe after ‘unrelated’ mid-air incidents
Dramatic mid-air engine failures that struck two
Qantas aircraft in as many days are unrelated, the airline said
Saturday, adding it was confident of the safety of the planes it is
flying. Qantas grounded its A380 superjumbos on Thursday after one
carrying 466 passengers and crew was forced to return to Singapore
after an engine exploded during ascent, raining debris onto an
Indonesian island.
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