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| Body found in BA jet landing gear | Body found in BA jet landing gear |
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| The body of a suspected stowaway has been found in the landing gear of a British Airways plane in Los Angeles. | The body of a suspected stowaway has been found in the landing gear of a British Airways plane in Los Angeles. |
| A pilot discovered the body as he was checking the plane two hours before it was due to fly to London Heathrow. The plane arrived from London on Sunday. | |
| The victim has not been named but a spokesman for the FBI said he was a young black male. | The victim has not been named but a spokesman for the FBI said he was a young black male. |
| A BA spokesman said: "We will co-operate fully with the police and do whatever they request of us." | A BA spokesman said: "We will co-operate fully with the police and do whatever they request of us." |
| BA flight 282 had arrived in Los Angeles International Airport from London on Sunday afternoon an hour before the discovery was made. | BA flight 282 had arrived in Los Angeles International Airport from London on Sunday afternoon an hour before the discovery was made. |
| 'Unidentified body' | 'Unidentified body' |
| The body was found in the front right gear bay of the 747. | The body was found in the front right gear bay of the 747. |
| Airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles said: "One of the pilots was conducting a pre-flight walk-around check of the aircraft and the pilot discovered an unidentified body in the wheel well." | Airport spokeswoman Nancy Castles said: "One of the pilots was conducting a pre-flight walk-around check of the aircraft and the pilot discovered an unidentified body in the wheel well." |
| Investigators from the FBI and Los Angeles Police Department are now trying to establish whether the man boarded the plane in London, Los Angeles or at an earlier departure point. | Investigators from the FBI and Los Angeles Police Department are now trying to establish whether the man boarded the plane in London, Los Angeles or at an earlier departure point. |
| FBI spokesman Kenneth Smith said a report from LA county coroner's office into the man's death would take around a week to complete. | |
| Mr Smith added: "He is believed to have been a stowaway. | Mr Smith added: "He is believed to have been a stowaway. |
| "We don't believe there is a terrorism nexus, nor do we suspect that there was any foul play." | "We don't believe there is a terrorism nexus, nor do we suspect that there was any foul play." |
| In a similar case, the body of a young African man was found in the gear bay of a Delta plane that landed in Atlanta, Georgia, US, from Dakar, Senegal. | In a similar case, the body of a young African man was found in the gear bay of a Delta plane that landed in Atlanta, Georgia, US, from Dakar, Senegal. |