Air Algerie AH5017: ‘No survivors’ from crash in Mali

There are no survivors from the Air Algerie AH5017 passenger jet that

crashed in Mali, says the French President, Francois Hollande. Mr

Hollande said one flight data recorder had been recovered, after

French troops reached the crash site near Mali's border with Burkina

Faso. Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane early on

Thursday after pilots reported severe storms. The 116 passengers on

the Air Algerie flight included 51 French citizens.

BBC

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