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Crashed Yemeni plane parts flown to Comoro
[The Source: www.nation.co.ke - 24/07/2009]
Three parts of a Yemeni plane which crashed into the Indian Ocean few weeks ago found off the shore of the Kenyan Coast have been ferried to Comoro for further investigation.
Honorary Consul of the Republic of Yemen in Mombasa Saleh Shigog said the parts which were found along Bamburi beach near Ya’mas hotel by tourist have been transported to Yemen via Tanzania and Comoros before being taken to Yemen.“We have dispatched a team of three people with the parts to Tanzania where they will surrender them to our bosses to be transported to Yemen to help in the ongoing investigation on the cause of the plane crash,” said the Consul.Speaking in his office while dispatching the parts of the wreckages, the Mr Shigog said a team is still at the site to check out more parts.“Because of high tide, we hope the team might recover more parts which will help in investigation,” said the Consulate.The parts which are being ferried written in Arabic and English languages were recovered by a tourist 20 kilometres away from the shore two weeks ago, ten days after the tragedy.The Consul said the body parts indicated they were from three different parts of the plan
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