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All Spain crash bodies identified | All Spain crash bodies identified |
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All 154 bodies from last week's plane crash in Madrid have been identified, the Spanish interior ministry says. | All 154 bodies from last week's plane crash in Madrid have been identified, the Spanish interior ministry says. |
It says the bodies - some of them badly burned - are now being returned to grieving relatives for burial. | It says the bodies - some of them badly burned - are now being returned to grieving relatives for burial. |
The Spanair flight from Madrid to the Canary Islands crashed after take-off on 20 August. Only 18 of 172 passengers and crew survived the accident. | |
An investigation is now under way into the crash - the country's worst air accident in 25 years. | An investigation is now under way into the crash - the country's worst air accident in 25 years. |
The MD82 plane veered into a dry river bed just after take-off from Madrid's Barajas airport. It then broke up and burst into flames, setting light to surrounding vegetation. | The MD82 plane veered into a dry river bed just after take-off from Madrid's Barajas airport. It then broke up and burst into flames, setting light to surrounding vegetation. |
Experts had to use DNA analysis, fingerprints and dental information to identify some of the badly burned bodies. | Experts had to use DNA analysis, fingerprints and dental information to identify some of the badly burned bodies. |
Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said last week that was the main reason why the identification process was taking longer than expected. | Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said last week that was the main reason why the identification process was taking longer than expected. |
Investigation | Investigation |
Spanair had considered switching the aircraft at the last minute, a Spanish government minister said earlier this week. | |
The flight JK 5022 was delayed for about an hour because of a problem with an air temperature gauge. | The flight JK 5022 was delayed for about an hour because of a problem with an air temperature gauge. |
Sources close to the inquiry, quoted by the newspaper El Pais, have said the plane may have lacked sufficient engine power during take-off. | Sources close to the inquiry, quoted by the newspaper El Pais, have said the plane may have lacked sufficient engine power during take-off. |
Video footage showed the plane travelled much further along the runway than normal before getting airborne, the paper reported. | Video footage showed the plane travelled much further along the runway than normal before getting airborne, the paper reported. |
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