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Yemenia says 153 people on board crashed plane


    DUBAI (Reuters) - A total of 153 people were on board a Yemen Airways aircraft that crashed in the waters of the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros on Tuesday, an airline official said.

    "Not yet," the official told Reuters when asked whether the airline had information about survivors, adding that the 142 passengers included nationals of France and the Comoros.

    The Airbus 310 aircraft that also carried an 11-strong crew was in route from Sanaa to Moroni, in the Comoros, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

    (Reporting by Inal Ersan; Editing by Jon Hemming)