Jun 29, 2009 11:45 pm US/Eastern
Yemeni Airliner With At Least 150 Aboard Crashes
Plane Goes Down Over Indian Ocean; Unknown If There Are Survivors
MORONI, Comoros (CBS) ―
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Comoros archipelago is shown here with Grande Comore, Anjouan, Moheli and Moroni highlighted.
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A Yemenia Air plane going from the Arabian Peninsula country of Yemen to the island nation of Comoros has crashed in the Indian Ocean, a Yemen airport official said Tuesday.
There were more than 150 on the plane, according to media reports.
Most of the 143 passengers aboard the Airbus A310 were Comoran, an official at Sanaa's international airport told CNN. The aircraft also carried a crew of 11, for a total of 154 people on board, reports the cable news network.
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.
The reason for the crash was unknown.
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