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| Two bodies and debris have been found from the Air France plane which went missing over the Atlantic last Monday, the Brazilian air force has said. | Two bodies and debris have been found from the Air France plane which went missing over the Atlantic last Monday, the Brazilian air force has said. |
| The remains were taken from the water early on Saturday morning, said spokesman Jorge Amaral. | The remains were taken from the water early on Saturday morning, said spokesman Jorge Amaral. |
| Experts on human remains are on their way to examine the find. | Experts on human remains are on their way to examine the find. |
| All 228 passengers and crew on board AF 447 are believed to have been killed when the plane disappeared during its flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. | All 228 passengers and crew on board AF 447 are believed to have been killed when the plane disappeared during its flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. |
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| "We confirm the recovery from the water of debris and bodies from the Air France plane," Col Amaral said at a news conference in the northern city of Recife. | |
| He later added that two male bodies had been found, as well as objects linked to passengers known to be on the flight, including a suitcase with a plane ticket. | He later added that two male bodies had been found, as well as objects linked to passengers known to be on the flight, including a suitcase with a plane ticket. |
| A seat was also found, but there has been no confirmation that it was from the flight. | A seat was also found, but there has been no confirmation that it was from the flight. |
| The remains were picked up some 900km (600 miles) north-east of the islands of Fernando de Noronha, off Brazil's northern coast. | |
| Flight recorders | |
| The items were the first to be definitely linked to the plane, nearly six days after the crash. | |
| Some debris thought to be from the plane was spotted earlier in the week, but items recovered proved not to be linked to it. | |
| Correspondents say that much of the search effort so far has been focused on finding flight data recorders, which have sonar beacons - or "pingers" - attached to them. | Correspondents say that much of the search effort so far has been focused on finding flight data recorders, which have sonar beacons - or "pingers" - attached to them. |
| But French officials say there was no guarantee the beacons were still attached to the flight recorders, and they may have been separated in the impact of the crash. | |
| The officials do not know what triggered the plane's problems, but it was flying through an area of thunder storms and turbulence. | |
| They said it sent 24 error messages minutes before it crashed. | |
| On Friday, French Defence Minister Herve Morin said a French submarine was being sent to join in the search since it had sonar equipment that could help locate the airliner's flight data recorders. | |
| The US is also sending specialised listening equipment. | |
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