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 File photo shows the building of Yemenia Air in Yemen's capital Sana'a. (Xinhua)
A Yemeni airliner with 150 people on board crashed in the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday (June 30), an employee working at the airport's control tower confirmed with Xinhua.
The employee said on condition of anonymity that an Airbus A310 belonging to Yemenia Air crashed with 150 people on board some 15 minutes before its landing at Moroni, capital of Comoros.
According to the airline's schedule on website, Airliner 626 flew to Moroni from Sana'a at 8:00 p.m. local time, Monday. The plane is scheduled to land at the islands on 23: 59 p.m. local time.
Quoting Comoros Vice President Idi Nadhoim from the airport, Reuters said the plane crashed in early hours of Tuesday, but no immediate news was available on whether there are any survivors.
Editor: 寮犺幑
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