South Korea police raid Muan airport over Jeju Air crash that killed 179


SEOUL (AFP): South Korean police said they raided Muan airport and the Jeju Air office Thursday morning over the crash involving one of the carrier's Boeing 737-800s that killed 179 people.

Jeju Air flight 2216 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea on Sunday when it issued a mayday call and belly-landed before hitting a barrier and bursting into flames, killing everyone onboard except two flight attendants pulled from the burning wreckage.

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