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Comoros crash survivor reunites with father

MORONI (Reuters) - The sole survivor of a Yemeni jet that plunged into deep water while attempting to land on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros was reunited with her father in France early on Thursday. Bahia Bakari, who can barely swim, clung on ...

From AHMED ALI AMIR, Boston Globe,  2 Jul 2009

France and U.S. join Comoros plane crash search

MORONI (Reuters) - French and U.S. aircraft joined the hunt Wednesday for possible survivors from a plane that crashed off the Comoros archipelago, while in Paris expatriate Comorans tried to block another flight by the same airline. The Yemenia-run ...

From AHMED ALI AMIR, Boston Globe,  1 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Airbus,  Charles de Gaulle,  Dominique Bussereau

Plane carrying 153 people crashes into sea off Comoros; No information on any survivors or location of jet

MORONI - An airliner with 153 people on board crashed into choppy seas as it approached to land on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros today, officials said. ``The plane has crashed and we still don't know exactly where,'' Comoros Vice President ...

From AHMED ALI AMIR, AirportBusiness.com,  30 Jun 2009

Yemeni plane crashes in Indian Ocean

Moroni: An Airbus A310-300 from Yemen with 153 people on board crashed into choppy seas as it tried to land in bad weather on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros on Tuesday, officials said. An official from the state carrier Yemenia said some ...

From AHMED ALI AMIR, livemint.com,  30 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Airbus,  Boeing,  United Nations

Yemeni plane crashes off Comoros with over 150 on board

MORONI (Reuters) - An Airbus A310 from Yemen with more than 150 people on board crashed into choppy seas as it came in to land on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros on Tuesday, officials said. French military planes took off from the Indian Ocean ...

From AHMED ALI AMIR, Boston Globe,  30 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Airbus,  Boeing,  United Nations

Comoros demands France extradite rebel leader

Comoros demanded on Thursday that France hand over a rebel leader wanted by the Indian Ocean archipelago for crimes against humanity and troops fired teargas to stop protests against the former colonial power. Paris confirmed late on Wednesday that ...

From AHMED ALI AMIR, Mail & Guardian Online,  27 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Bob Denard

Comoros rebel leader flees to French-run island

Comorian rebel leader Mohamed Bacar has fled to the French-run Indian Ocean island of Mayotte from nearby Anjouan, where Comorian troops had been searching for him, French and Comorian officials said on Wednesday. Joint African Union and Comorian forces ...

From AHMED ALI AMIR, Mail & Guardian Online,  27 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Thabo Mbeki

Comoros troops sweep island for rebel leader

MORONI (Reuters) - Comorian troops combed the Indian Ocean island of Anjouan in search of its rebel leader on Wednesday, after the first African Union-backed assault to oust a renegade government. Joint AU-Comorian forces took control of Anjouan on ...

From AHMED ALI AMIR, Boston Globe,  26 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Thabo Mbeki,  U N Security Council

African Union troops quell Comoros rebellion

African Union troops arrest an Anjouan man after firing rockets into his house. Photograph: Jose Cendon/AFP/Getty images African Union forces and troops from the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros helped seize the rebel island of Anjouan yesterday, ...

From AHMED ALI AMIR MORONI, Guardian Unlimited,  25 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Ahmed Abdallah,  Thabo Mbeki

Troops quell Comoros rebellion

More than 1,300 troops seize rebel Indian Ocean island of Anjouan, home to 300,000 ...

From AHMED ALI AMIR MORONI, Guardian Unlimited,  25 Mar 2008
Related Topics: Ahmed Abdallah,  Thabo Mbeki

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