Section of tail from missing Myanmar army plane found, military says


  • World
  • Thursday, 15 Jun 2017

FILE PHOTO: Rescue workers in an helicopter search for a crashed military plane outside Launglon township, Myanmar June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

YANGON (Reuters) - A civilian fishing boat found part of the tail section from a Myanmarese army plane that crashed into the Andaman Sea last week with 122 soldiers, family members and crew on board, the Myanmar military said on Thursday.

The military has so far recovered 90 bodies during its search operations and has found the personal belongings of some passengers and crew, as well as several pieces of debris.

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