Recovered plane debris flown to France - Reuters witness

31/07/2015 - 18:34

ST DENIS, Reunion (Reuters) - Plane debris which washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion and is thought to belong to the vanished Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was flown to France on Friday for checks, a Reuters witness said.

The Air France flight is due to arrive in Paris early on Saturday and the debris then be delivered to a military unit near the southwest city of Toulouse specialised in analysing aviation wreckage.

(Reporting by Joe Brock; editing by Astrid Wendlandt)