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South Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash that killed 179


South Korean officials plan to conduct safety inspections of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by the country’s airlines, as they struggle to determine what caused a weekend plane crash that killed 179 people.

The Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air plane arrived from Bangkok and crashed while attempting to land in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul. People pay respects at a memorial center in Muan to the victims of a plane fire that killed 179 of 181 passengers. 22 of 24 | South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok places a flower for the victims on a plane which skidded off a runway and burst into flames, at a memorial altar at Muan sport park in Muan, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024.

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