SWITZERLAND: Bodies of Belgian bus crash victims depart for Belgium onboard military transports
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382840
SWITZERLAND: Bodies of Belgian bus crash victims depart for Belgium onboard military transports
- Title: SWITZERLAND: Bodies of Belgian bus crash victims depart for Belgium onboard military transports
- Date: 17th March 2012
- Summary: SION, SWITZERLAND (MARCH 16, 2012) (REUTERS) SWISS POLICE MARCHING ONTO AIRPORT TARMAC BEHIND FLAG OF CANTON OF VALAIS WINDSOCK MILITARY TRANSPORT ON TARMAC MILITARY TRANSPORT TAXIING VARIOUS OF AIRCRAFT MOVING TRANSPORT TAKING OFF POLICE STANDING TO ATTENTION VARIOUS OF SECOND TRANSPORT TAKING OFF GROUND CREWS VARIOUS OF TAKEOFF CONTROL TOWER PLANE IN AIR POLICE MARCHING OFF SIERRE (MARCH 16, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF TUNNEL WHERE BUS CRASH HAPPENED VARIOUS OF FLOWERS, CANDLES VARIOUS OF TUNNEL
- Embargoed: 1st April 2012 13:00
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- Location: Switzerland, Switzerland
- Country: Switzerland
- Topics: Accidents
- Reuters ID: LVA5W2NE20D9LR0LBCXAHIR3PGTO
- Story Text: The bodies of 28 Belgian victims who died when a school party ski trip's bus slammed into the wall of a Swiss Alpine tunnel were returned to Brussels on Friday (March 16) onboard two military transport planes.
A Swiss police guard of honour stood to attention and the grey Transall planes lumbered their way into position on the runway and took off over a snow-covered mountain against blue skies.
Swiss police say they still do not know what caused the crash, which killed 22 children and six adults. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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