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Yemen official: Comoros-bound plane crashes

The Associated Press
Monday, June 29, 2009; 10:54 PM

SAN'A, Yemen -- A Yemenia Air plane going from the Arabian Peninsula country of Yemen to the Comoros Islands has crashed in the Indian Ocean, a Yemen airport official said Tuesday.
The official said Tuesday that most of the passengers on the Airbus 310 were believed to be Comoros residents returning from Paris.
The official was speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
The Comoros Islands lie between the southeast African coast and Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
It was not known how many passengers were on board the Yemenia Air plane or the reason for the crash.