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Old 3rd Jun 2009, 00:28
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It is official, apparently ...

According to portuguese site "diario.iol.pt", that is quoting "Folha Online" (a brasilien newspaper), brasilien Defense Minister Nelson Jobim has officially announced that the debris found is indeed of AF's A332.

According to the cited source:
«Não há dúvida» de que os destroços localizados pela Força Aérea Brasileira a flutuarem no oceano Atlântico pertencem ao avião da Air France, que desapareceu na madrugada de domingo para segunda-feira, com 228 pessoas a bordo.
Jobim fez o anúncio numa conferência de imprensa, após visitar os familiares das vítimas num hotel do Rio de Janeiro, indicando que o Airbus A330 caiu em águas brasileiras.
Quick and dirty translation:
"There is no doubt" that the debris found floating in the Atlantic Ocean by the Brasilien Air Force belong to the AF's Aircraft gone missing during Sunday to Monday night with 228 souls on board.
The announcement was made in a press conference by Jobim, after paying a visit to the families of the victims at a Rio de Janeiro's hotel, and stating that the aircraft crashed on brasilien waters".
Here's the link to the portuguese site.
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