21 foreigners dead in Nigeria air crash

Abuja: Twenty-one foreign nationals, including Indian co-pilot Mahendra Singh Rathore, were among the 193 dead in Sunday's air crash in Nigeria, aviation authorities said Wednesday.
Eight Americans, six Chinese, two Lebanese, and one each from Canada, France, Germany, India and Indonesia were among those who lost their lives, Xinhua reported.
Seven of the eight Americans had dual nationality, according to a list of passengers provided by aviation authorities.
The MD 803 carrier of Dana Air, carrying 153 people, crashed into a two-storey building in southwestern Lagos state June 3 killing all on board and another 40 on the ground.
06/06/12 NY Daily News.com

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