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Paris trial to open for 2009 plane crash that left 152 dead and 1 alive

Rescuers gather at Galawa Beach, about 22 miles from Moroni, Comoros, July 1, 2009, as they prepare to search the area after a Yemenia Airbus passenger plane crashed into the Indian Ocean off the island nation of Comoros as it attempted to land in the dark amid howling winds. (Sayyid Azim / AP)

PARIS — The lone survivor of a 2009 plane crash that killed 152 other people is expected to attend the trial of Yemen's main airline which is opening Monday in Paris.

At just 12 years old, Bahia Bakari clung to floating debris from the plane for 11 hours in the Indian Ocean before being rescued. She called it "a miracle." Now 25, she recently told France 3 television she would attend the trial with both "apprehension" and "relief."

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