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Wreckage of plane crashed in Indian Ocean and bodies found

30 June 2009 09:13 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. Rescuers on Tuesday spotted the wreckage of a Yemeni plane that crashed in the Indian Ocean off the island nation of Comoros, Comoros Vice President Idi Nadhoim said, APA reports quoting CNN.
The jet, carrying more than 150 people, was en route to Moroni, the capital of Comoros, from Yemen’s capital of Sanaa.
A reconnaissance plane spotted traces of the jet in waters off the town of Mitsamiouli, Nadhoim said.
"There were no sign of survivors," he said. "There are a few bodies floating and there is a lot debris floating around."
Officials from the national airline Yemenia told CNN that the jet crashed about an hour before landing. But the Comoros government said the plane crashed during its approach to the airport in Hahaya.
There were 147 passengers and 11 crew members aboard, Nadhoim said.
Most of the passengers aboard the Airbus A310 were Comoran, an official at Sanaa’s international airport told CNN.