Funerals to take place for Milan crash dead

Copenhagen - Funeral services are to be held today in Denmark, Norway and Sweden and tomorrow in Italy for the 118 people killed…

Copenhagen - Funeral services are to be held today in Denmark, Norway and Sweden and tomorrow in Italy for the 118 people killed in a collision in Milan early this week between a passenger plane and a small four-seater aircraft.

Scandinavian airline SAS, which owned the passenger airliner involved, said several notable Danish figures would attend the ceremony in Copenhagen, including the Prime Minister, Mr Nyrup Rasmussen, and Crown Prince Frederik.

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