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| Lagos plane crash: Nigeria suspends Dana Air licence | Lagos plane crash: Nigeria suspends Dana Air licence |
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| Nigeria's civil aviation authority has grounded all Dana Air's aeroplanes after one of its aircraft crashed on Sunday in a busy Lagos suburb. | Nigeria's civil aviation authority has grounded all Dana Air's aeroplanes after one of its aircraft crashed on Sunday in a busy Lagos suburb. |
| "Their operational licence has been suspended until we carry out their recertification," spokesman Sam Adurogboye told the BBC. | "Their operational licence has been suspended until we carry out their recertification," spokesman Sam Adurogboye told the BBC. |
| The commercial aircraft was flying from the Nigerian capital, Abuja, to Lagos when it crashed and burst into flames. | The commercial aircraft was flying from the Nigerian capital, Abuja, to Lagos when it crashed and burst into flames. |
| All 153 people on board, and an unknown number on the ground, were killed. | All 153 people on board, and an unknown number on the ground, were killed. |
| The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority says it will examine the entire operations of the Indian-owned Dana Air. | The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority says it will examine the entire operations of the Indian-owned Dana Air. |
| The suspension will be lifted if all is found to be in order and the rest of the company's fleet found to be airworthy, which Mr Adurogboye says is standard practice after such an event. | |
| An investigation into the cause of the crash is under way. | An investigation into the cause of the crash is under way. |
| Correspondents say dozens of families have been trying to identify the bodies of the dead, which are being kept in a morgue in a Lagos hospital. | Correspondents say dozens of families have been trying to identify the bodies of the dead, which are being kept in a morgue in a Lagos hospital. |