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Hostages Freed

PAR2000082904 -29 AUGUST 2000 - PARIS, FRANCE: Sonia Wendling, left, next to her sister Christell, arrive at Charles de Gaulle airport. She is one of several French hostages held on the island of Jolo, and freed thanks to intervention by Libya's general Kadhafi. mc/xl/Xavier Lhospice UPI

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Cracked terminal to blame in Paris airport accident

PARIS, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- The infrastructure of the roof that collapsed last year at Charles de Gaulle airport killing four people was cracked according to a report released Tuesday.

Red-faced France to drop explosive plants

PARIS, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has ordered an end to using plastic explosives in airport security training following an embarrassing bungle.

French airport loses explosives

PARIS, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Staff at a Paris, France, airport mistakenly loaded plastic explosives onto a plane after security lost it during an exercise, the BBC reported Sunday.

Defective concrete caused collapse

PARIS, July 6 (UPI) -- Poor concrete and supporting joints likely caused the partial collapse of a Paris airport terminal in May, the government said in a statement.

French architect probed over China work

BEIJING, May 31 (UPI) -- The architect of the collapsed Paris airport is under investigation for fraud in connection with his work on the National Theater in Beijing.

Designer of collapsed airport speaks

PARIS, May 26 (UPI) -- The architect who designed a partially collapsed terminal at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport expressed grief and uncertainty over the tragedy.

Paris terminal collapse worries China

BEIJING, May 26 (UPI) -- The collapse of an airport terminal in Paris raised concerns in China since French architect Paul Andreu has built several structures there as well.

French airport mishap may impact the A380

PARIS, May 24 (UPI) -- The Sunday collapse of a passenger terminal at a Paris airport may affect the introduction of the Airbus A380 jumbo jet, reports The New York Times.

French evacuate Paris airport terminal

PARIS, May 24 (UPI) -- French officials evacuated Paris' Charles De Gaulle airport Monday after cracking noises were heard in the terminal's roof, Sky News reported.

Paris airport collapse kills at least 5

PARIS, May 23 (UPI) -- A roof collapsed in a terminal at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris early Sunday, reportedly killing at least six people and injuring three others.

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