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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

THE TRUTH ABOUT: China eastern crash probe looks into crew actions | History Defined

FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, workers search through debris at the China Eastern flight crash site in Tengxian County in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Thursday, March 24, 2022. (Lu Boan/Xinhua via AP, File)

Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining the actions of the crew on the flight deck, with no evidence found of a technical malfunction, two people briefed on the matter said.

In mainland China's deadliest aviation disaster for 28 years, the Boeing 737-800 crashed in the mountains of southern Guangxi on March 21, after a sudden plunge from cruising altitude, killing all 123 passengers and nine crew.

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