 Around the World: France
(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-07-04 07:42 Trial over Concorde crash A French judge has ordered US carrier Continental Airlines and five individuals to stand trial over the crash of an Air France Concorde that killed 113 people, a prosecutor's statement said yesterday. The judge said the defendants, including the man who oversaw the development of the supersonic airliner, would be charged with involuntary manslaughter. The Concorde crashed in flames minutes after take off from Paris' Charles De Gaulle airport on July 25, 2000, killing all 109 aboard and four people on the ground. (China Daily 07/04/2008 page12) |
