A five years old survivor was found from the 153 passengers of the Yemeni plane crashed early in the morning off Comoros while three bodies have been recovered.
Khalid Hajeb, the plane captian was found alive too.
26 of the identified bodies were Comorian, 54 French, a Palestinian, and a Canadian as well as a crew of 11 including six Yemenis, two Moroccans, an Indonesian, an Ethiopian and a Pilipino.
According to a press release issued today by the on the circumstances of the crash of the Yemeni Airways passenger plane (Airbus 300-310) flight (IY 626), the passengers were (139 +3 infants +11 crew). The release also mentioned that weather was turbulent and wind speed was (61) kilometers.
On the other hand, France said 66 were French nationals.
The plane crashed between 15 and 20 kilometers off the north of Grande Comore island early Tuesday morning after having aborted an attempt to land at the airport in Moroni, in bad weather.
Yemenia is 51% owned by the Yemeni government and 49% by the Saudi Arabian government.