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Plane crashes in Polynesia

10 August 2007 13:47 (UTC +04:00)

A passenger aircraft plunged into the sea in Polynesia on Thursday, killing at least 14 people, with another six still missing at nightfall when a search was suspended, French authorities in Papeete said.
An Air Moorea aircraft with 19 passengers and a pilot on board came down after taking off from the island of Moorea on a 7-minute hop to the local capital Papeete.
Police said 14 bodies had been recovered including that of the pilot but no survivors had been found. Television reports said 16 bodies had been recovered.
All those on board are reported to be French apart from two Australians. /APA/