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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

French Court to Investigate Deadly 2009 Yemenia Airways Crash

Investigators and experts found there was nothing wrong with the aircraft. AP file photo

A French court will open hearings Monday in the case of the 2009 crash of a Yemenia Airways flight that killed 152 people but miraculously left a 12-year-old girl alive.

The Yemeni national airline, whose representatives will not be in the dock, faces a maximum fine of 225,000 euros ($240,000) for involuntary homicide and injuries in a trial expected to last four weeks.

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