Air France repatriation flight damaged by gunfire in Congo


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| 2020/04/12 | 252 words | LE JOURNAL DE L'AVIATION | AIR TRANSPORT

An Air France plane that was to have repatriated French citizens from the Republic of Congo back to Paris amid the coronavirus epidemic was damaged by gunfire while on the airport tarmac, the airline and sources said Sunday.The incident took place at the airport of Pointe-Noire, a port city and the Republic of Congo's main oil hub. No crew or passengers were onboard at the time. "Air France confirms that during the night of April 11th, an Airbus A330 belonging to the airline was damaged due ...(…)

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