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South Korean police raid Muan airport following fatal plane crash

Jan 03, 2025

Beijing [China], January 3: Police in South Korea have raided the airport of Muan following a deadly plane crash on site that killed almost all passengers aboard the aircraft last weekend, the Yonhap news agency reported Monday.
The office of low-cost airline Jeju Air, which operated the crashed Boeing 737-800, was also searched as part of a warrant based on accusations of negligence resulting in death, according to the report.
Police have also barred Jeju Air boss Kim E Bae from leaving the country, as they consider him to be a key witness in the case, Yonhap reported separately.
A total of 179 people were killed when the Boeing 737-800 skidded along the runway at Muan airport in south-west South Korea without its landing gear deployed, eventually crashing into a concrete wall and going up in flames. (DPA)
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