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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 06-08-11
CONTENTS
[01] TSOLAKIS - GRAMMATIKOS - REMAINS
[01] TSOLAKIS - GRAMMATIKOS - REMAINS
Head of the Greek Air Accident and Incidents Investigating Committee
Akrivos Tsolakis visited on Friday the site of the Helios air crash
near Athens, following reports that the remains of persons missing
since the crash were located.
The remains were found in the last week under the Helios airways Boeing
737 which crashed on 14 August 2005 on its way to Prague, via Athens,
into the Grammatikos mountain side north of the Greek capital, killing
121 passengers and crew on board, most of them Cypriots going on
holiday. The Boeing came down as two Greek F-16 were accompanying it
after it failed to respond to calls from Athens control tower.
Tsolakis went to the Grammatikos site to oversee the collection of the
remains of two women and a man which were found under one of the
aircrafts wings, which was embedded in a gorge.
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