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QZ8501: Two more bodies arrive in Pangkalan Bun for identification

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Two more bodies of those onboard AirAsia flight QZ8501 arrived at Pangkalan Bun on Thursday.

This brought the total number of victims brought to Pangkalan Bun to four people.

All four bodies which are currently placed at the Sultan Imanudin Hospital will be flown to the Surabaya hospital for DNA identification purposes.

To date, seven bodies have been recovered.

Although the weather had been reported to be good, the wind speed of between 20 to 30 knot had however complicated the fifth day of the search operation.

According to  Malaysian Chief of Navy Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar, the seach sector had also been widened for the search.







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