Aircraft death toll rises to 228

Seoul - Two more survivors of last month's crash of a Korean Air Lines jumbo jet in Guam have died, bringing the death toll in…

Seoul - Two more survivors of last month's crash of a Korean Air Lines jumbo jet in Guam have died, bringing the death toll in the tragedy to 228, a South Korean foreign ministry spokesman said yesterday. On August 6th, Korea Air Lines Flight 801, carrying 254 passengers, crashed into a hillside near Guam's international airport and burst into flames.

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