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Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:10 PM

Published 11/07/2009 by InSing.com


Families hold Rio memorial for doomed Air France flight

Photo: AFP/Air France

Families of the 228 people who died when an Air France jet airliner crashed off Brazil's northeast coast in June held a private memorial service Saturday at an ocean overlook in Rio de Janeiro.

European relatives of those who perished on flight AF 447 as it was flying from...

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Airline criticized at crash memorial
RIO DE JANEIRO - Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an upscale beach neighborhood yesterday ... - [11/08/2009 - Philadelphia Inquirer]
Rio De Janeiro: Memorial held for doomed jet
FAMILIES of the 228 people who died when an Air France jet airliner crashed off Brazil's northeast coast in June held a private memorial service on Saturday at an ... - [11/07/2009 - Brisbane Courier-Mail]
AF crash memorial in Brazil amid criticism
Nelson Marinho, who lost a son on the flight and is president of an association of Brazilian victims' family members, called the dedication a smoke screen by Air ... - [11/07/2009 - Washington Post]
Families hold Rio memorial for doomed Air Franc... - [11/07/2009 - Times of India]
Memorial for doomed Air France flight - [11/07/2009 - The Age]
Memorial for doomed Air France flight - [11/07/2009 - Nine MSN]
Memorial for doomed Air France flight - [11/08/2009 - Sky News Australia]
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