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Thirty one air crash victims’ bodies arrive in Karachi

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The remains of 31 of the 71 identified victims have so far been brought to the city: Airblue spokesman.—APP photo
The remains of 31 of the 71 identified victims have so far been brought to the city: Airblue spokesman.—APP photo

KARACHI: The bodies of 31 victims of the Margalla Hills air crash brought to the city on Thursday were handed over to grieving relatives and friends amid heart-rending scenes at the Cargo Complex of the Quaid-i-Azam International Airport.

 

The anxious and mourning relatives, who had thronged the Cargo Complex since morning, broke into tears as they saw the coffins being wheeled out to ambulances.

Airblue spokesman Raheel Ahmed told Dawn that the remains of 31 of the 71 identified victims had so far been brought to the city.

He said that DNA samples from the family members of 46 victims had been obtained to help identify the remaining passengers and crew.


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