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| Three more bodies have been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean near where the Air France flight is thought to have crashed last week, Brazil's navy says. | Three more bodies have been recovered from the Atlantic Ocean near where the Air France flight is thought to have crashed last week, Brazil's navy says. |
| Five bodies have now been recovered, after two were found on Saturday. | |
| Officials say other bodies have also been spotted in the area and ships are being sent to recover them. | Officials say other bodies have also been spotted in the area and ships are being sent to recover them. |
| They were found some 800km (500 miles) north-east of Brazil's Fernando de Noronha islands where Flight 447 disappeared with 228 people on board. | |
| The Brazilian navy did not specify the gender of the three new bodies. The first two recovered were males. | |
| A spokesman said ships should be able to recover the additional bodies within a few hours, despite poor weather conditions. | |
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| Speed sensors | |
| The investigation is increasingly focusing on the aircraft's speed sensors, which had been providing inconsistent data in the minutes before it disappeared in turbulent weather. | |
| SEARCH FOR FLIGHT AF 447 1 June: Contact lost with plane over mid-Atlantic2 June: First debris spotted from the air includes an airline seat. Brazilian defence minister says debris is from missing plane3 June: More debris spotted, including a 7m-wide chunk of metal. Fuel slick seen on ocean surface4 June: Buoys and pallet recovered from ocean said to be from plane. Officials later retract statement6 June: First two bodies, plus suitcase and backpack found, along with seat thought to be from the plane7 June: Three additional bodies recovered, more sighted Timeline of Flight AF 447 Air disasters timeline Mystery of Air France flight Challenge of deep-sea debris | |
| Earlier, Air France said it was stepping up the process of replacing speed monitors on board its Airbus planes. | |
| The company said it had first noticed problems with speed monitors a year ago and began replacing them a few weeks before the accident. | |
| On Saturday, the Brazilian navy recovered the first confirmed debris from the plane, including a briefcase containing a ticket for Flight 447. | |
| Other found debris thought to be linked to the flight included a blue seat and a backpack containing a computer. | Other found debris thought to be linked to the flight included a blue seat and a backpack containing a computer. |
| The remains were found not far from where the last signal from the plane was received on Monday. | The remains were found not far from where the last signal from the plane was received on Monday. |
| They were taken to the islands of Fernando de Noronha to be examined by experts. | |
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