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South Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about concrete structure in Jeju Air crash
WorldSouth China Morning Post27 Aug, 10:45 amAtlasHour
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South Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about concrete structure in Jeju Air crash

South Korea’s police said on Thursday they were seeking indictments of seven transport ministry officials over the 2024 Jeju Air crash that killed all but two of the 181 people on board. The Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air skidded off the runway at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea after its landing gear failed to deploy, slamming into a concrete structure and bursting into flames. Authorities have found traces of bird strike in the plane’s engines and the plane’s two black...

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South Korea’s police said on Thursday they were seeking indictments of seven transport ministry officials over the 2024 Jeju Air crash that killed all but two of the 181 people on board.

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