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Venezuelan Airline Keeps Planes Grounded After Deadly Crash
The head of Civil Protection, Gen. Antonio Rivero, said that "more than 95 percent" of the victims' remains have been removed from the crash site for forensic experts to identify in order to deliver them to their families.
INAC director Ramon Viņas said that the country's airports will undergo "a certification process" and that the airport at Merida "might strengthen flight restrictions when there are visibility problems."
Prosecutors have also summoned for next Tuesday Santa Barbara Airlines boss Jorge Alvarez, general counsel Franco Puppio and maintenance chief Cesar Guedez to report on the crew's latest training courses and medical exams, among other matters.
A French mission arrived in Venezuela this weekend to cooperate in the investigation and examine the two flight data recorders, or "black boxes," recovered from the crash site. EFE
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<<EFE Ingles -- 02/27/08>>
