'Miracle' boy who survived crash doing well

TRIPOLI - The Dutch boy who survived a plane crash that killed 103 people in the Libyan capital is doing well after surgery on his shattered legs, doctors said on Thursday as details of the child's identity emerged.

A local newspaper in the Netherlands said the lone survivor of the crash appeared to be 9-year-old Ruben van Assouw from the city of Tilburg.

The Dutch Foreign Ministry confirmed the boy had told an embassy official on Thursday that his name is Ruben, he is 9 and he comes from Tilburg. The ministry did not publish a last name but said the boy's uncle and aunt had arrived in Tripoli and would see him as soon as possible.