Air Transport

An Airbus A310 passenger aircraft belonging to Middle Eastern flag carrier Yemenia has reportedly crashed near the Comoros islands in the Indian Ocean.

Reports quoting from government officials in the Comoros islands say the Yemenia aircraft crashed in the very early hours of today.

The reports say there were about 150 people on board and so far no survivors have been found.

Initial reports say the aircraft is an A310 and it was enroute from Yemen's capital Sanaa to Moroni, the capital of the Comoros islands.

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