Algerian plane wreckage found in Mali: CP
Posted Jul 24, 2014 07:26:12 PM.
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A Burkina Faso official says wreckage and remains from the missing Air Algerie flight have been found in Mali.
The plane, which disappeared from radar early Thursday over northern Mali, was carrying 116 people, including five Canadians, officials said.
The MD-83 vanished about 50 minutes after takeoff from Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, the official Algerian news agency APS said.
Tweets from the account of Lynne Yelich, Canada’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, said the government is aware of the reports of Canadians on board and that they are seeking more information, but that consular officials are ready to provide assistance.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of all those on board Air Algerie Flight AAH 5017,” said one of the tweets.
The flight was being operated by Spanish airline Swiftair, which owns the plane.
Before vanishing, the pilots sent a final message to ask Niger air control to change its route because of heavy rain in the area, Burkina Faso Transport Minister Jean Bertin Ouedraogo said.
