Bahrain sea-bed searched

Manama - Experts searched the shallow sea-bed off Bahrain yesterday for clues to the cause of the Gulf Air jet crash which killed…

Manama - Experts searched the shallow sea-bed off Bahrain yesterday for clues to the cause of the Gulf Air jet crash which killed all 143 people aboard, as more victims were identified by grieving relatives.

An area of roughly two square km of sea-bed is littered with mangled pieces of fuselage, engine and cockpit. Clothes, handbags, boarding tickets and magazines were visible below the calm waters, some only two metres down.

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