Spain mourns air crash victims

The investigation into the crash, Spain's worst aviation disaster since 1983, has also begun with officials seeking to find out why the Spanair MD-82 jet aborted an initial take-off attempt shortly before the accident. Only 19 people of the 166 passengers and nine crew aboard survived. Many passengers were children.

Reuters | August 21, 2008

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