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| French plane lost over Atlantic | French plane lost over Atlantic |
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| An Air France plane carrying 228 people from Brazil to France has disappeared from radar screens over the Atlantic. | |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle airport said contact was lost with the flight from Rio de Janeiro at 0600 GMT. | |
| Brazil's air force confirmed the plane was missing and said a search and rescue mission was under way near the island of Fernando de Noronha. | |
| An airport official told AFP the Airbus 330-200 had been expected to arrive in Paris at 1110 local time (0910 GMT). | |
| Another official said it was possible that the plane had a transponder problem but this was very rare. | Another official said it was possible that the plane had a transponder problem but this was very rare. |
| "We are very worried," he said, quoted by AFP news agency. "The plane disappeared from the screens several hours ago." | "We are very worried," he said, quoted by AFP news agency. "The plane disappeared from the screens several hours ago." |
| Flight AF 447 left Rio at 1900 local time (2200 GMT) on Sunday. It had 216 passengers and 12 crew on board, including three pilots. | |
| Airport authorities have set up a crisis centre at Charles de Gaulle. | Airport authorities have set up a crisis centre at Charles de Gaulle. |