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Airliner crash over Atlantic kills hundreds including Harvard dean
The MD-11 crash near Peggys Cove halts rescue efforts as authorities confirm 215 passengers and crew perished. Among the dead are Dr. Jonathan Mann of Harvard and his wife, with Delta Airways confirming 53 Delta passengers aboard. Witnesses describe a loud sputter and a deep explosion as fuel doused the sea. Ocean rescues involve coast guard cutters, helicopters, and fishing boats while grief counselors assist relatives at Kennedy and Geneva airports. The NTSB sent a 10-member team to Canada. officials stress the aircraft was in good working order and terrorism is not suspected.
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Swissair
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Atlanta
Bill Berry
Jonathan Mann
Harvard School of Public Health
Peter Piot
U.N. World Health Organization
Geneva
White House
Clinton
Northern Ireland
New York
Kennedy International Airport
Philippe Roy
Claudia Zinck- Gilroy
Coast Guard
Craig Sanford
St. Margaret's Bay
Delta Air Lines
Kennedy Airport
Mendel Pevzner
Kennedy
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
Canada
Georges Schorderet
Sair Group
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Boeing
Air Line
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