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Article: Egyptian charter jet crashes into Red Sea, killing all 148 people aboard
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- AP Worldstream
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- January 3, 2004
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SALAH NASRAWI, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
01-03-2004
Dateline: SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt
A charter jet full of French tourists returning home after vacations in Egypt crashed into the Red Sea early Saturday, killing all 148 people aboard after an apparent mechanical failure, officials said.
Searchers spent the day circling the waters in small boats looking for survivors but found only bodies, body parts and debris, including suitcases, shoes, life preservers and small bits of plane wreckage. Swimsuit-clad tourists watched the search efforts from the beach.
In France and Egypt, distraught family members gathered at airports and travel offices, desperate for news of loved ones who had ...