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Airbus, Air France found guilty of manslaughter over crash that killed 228 people

An Air France flight bound for Detroit, Michigan, was diverted after a passenger from the Congo boarded the plane “in error” amid an Ebola outbreak in the country. “The passenger should not have boarded the plane,” Customs and Border Protection told the Washington Examiner. The flight was diverted...

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What happened A new Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has killed 65 people, with roughly 246 cases reported by health officials.
The headline split One side frames it as "Airbus, Air France found guilty of manslaughter over crash that killed 228 people". The other frames it as "Air France flight bound for Detroit diverted due to Ebola restrictions".
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CenterAirbus, Air France found guilty of manslaughter over crash that killed 228 people

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Right / center-rightAir France flight bound for Detroit diverted due to Ebola restrictions

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Washington ExaminerNews report · May 21, 6:22 PM

Air France flight bound for Detroit diverted due to Ebola restrictions

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An Air France flight bound for Detroit, Michigan, was diverted after a passenger from the Congo boarded the plane “in error” amid an Ebola outbreak in the country. “The passenger should not...

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The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · May 21, 8:15 PM

Airbus, Air France found guilty of manslaughter over crash that killed 228 people

Hundreds of people perished in 2009 when an Airbus A330 plunged in pitch darkness into the Atlantic Ocean during an equatorial storm.

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EuronewsNews report · May 21, 7:38 PM

Air France and Airbus convicted of manslaughter in 2009 Rio-Paris crash over Atlantic

On 1 June 2009, Air France Flight AF447, travelling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, was cruising over the Atlantic when the pilots lost control of the aircraft, causing it to plunge into the...

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CBS News WorldNews report · May 21, 5:24 PM

U. S.-bound flight diverted over passenger from Congo amid Ebola restrictions

An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit was forced to divert to Montreal due to U. S. flight restrictions linked to the Ebola outbreak.

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Wall Street JournalNews report · May 21, 5:12 PM

Airbus, Air France Found Guilty in 2009 Plane Crash That Killed 228 People

The ruling marks a rare instance of companies’ being found criminally liable for the crash of a jetliner.

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BBC WorldNews report · May 21, 3:58 PM

Air France and Airbus found guilty of manslaughter over 2009 plane crash

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The companies were found guilty by a French court over an air disaster which killed 228 people.

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