Search for bodies ends after Nigerian plane crash
The search for bodies after a plane crash in Nigeria that killed more than 150 aboard and others on the ground has ended, officials said.
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Liverpool woman believes sister 'killed in Nigeria plane crash'
A woman from Liverpool believes her sister was on a plane which crashed in Nigeria, killing everyone on board.
Jill Chime told Radio 5 Live's Up All Night programme her family had seen a passenger list which included the name of her sister, Antonia Attuh.
The Foreign Office was unable to confirm whether Ms Attuh was aboard but a spokeswoman said: "It is believed that there was a dual British-Nigerian national on board the flight.
"The Foreign Office has been in contact with a member of her family and offered consular assistance."
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Emergency services still at plane wreckage
Nigerian emergency services continue to pull bodies out of the smouldering, ash-covered wreckage of a plane that crashed in Lagos, killing all 153 people on board.
Forty four year-old Emmanuel Shoyemi, who lives in a building opposite where the plane crashed, said:
The plane hit this tree here and entered that compound. I was stunned for about five minutes not knowing who to call. The shock alone was too much, then immediately I heard a blast from that place, two times.
No survivors of Nigeria plane crash
A passenger plane carrying 153 people has crashed in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos. Government officials have said there are no survivors.
Read the full storyThree days of national mourning declared in Nigeria after plane crash
Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan has declared three days of national mourning after a plane crash killed all passengers and crew onboard in the main city of Lagos.
The Dana Air flight was travelling from Abuja to Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport when it crashed into buildings.
Air crash safety investigators are now piecing together what caused the incident.
Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency said it was trying to get an official manifest on the flight to confirm the names of the dead.
Foreign Office Minister statement on Lagos plane crash
Foreign Office Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham has issued a statement after Sunday's plane crash in Lagos, Nigeria:
– FCO Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham“I wish to express my extreme sadness at the news of the airplane crash in Lagos, Nigeria. My heartfelt sympathies go out to the families of the bereaved and those injured. My thoughts are with the Nigerian people at this tragic time.”
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Emergency services official: No survivors after crash
An emergency services official has said there are no survivors among the 147 people on board the airliner that crashed in Lagos, Nigeria.
Eyewitness says the plane was 'right on top of our heads'
An eyewitness at the site of a plane crash in the Nigerian city of Lagos said that she had to literally move out the way as the oncoming plane crashed into nearby buildings.
Hundreds gather around airplane wreckage in Nigeria
A passenger plane carrying nearly 150 people crashed into a densely populated areas of Lagos, in what looked like a major disaster in Nigeria's commercial hub. ITV News' Africa Correspondent Rohit Kachroo said that the tail of the aircraft was the only recognisable part of the plane.
Crash site overrrun by locals
Investigators may have a difficult time recovering debris, as site overrun for hours by locals, the curious and the bereaved.
From @jongambrellAP on Twitter:The fumes from the crash were noxious, stinging the eyes. My tennis shoes burned from standing on smoldering debris.
From @jongambrellAP on Twitter:Emergency management officials, Red Cross, military, police and air crash investigators already on the scene.
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