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All 132 victims of China's plane crash identified
Updated: March 28, 2022 20:22 Xinhua

NANNING — All 132 victims of the China Eastern Airlines plane crash have been identified through DNA testing, an official told a press briefing on March 28.

After the accident, public security authorities across 20 provincial-level regions were organized to identify the victims by collecting DNA samples of those on board and their relatives, said Liu Kaihui, an official with the Ministry of Public Security.

A total of 20 DNA experts have conducted DNA testing and analysis of the samples, and the identity of the final victim was confirmed on the morning of March 28, Liu said.

The Boeing 737 aircraft, which departed from Kunming in Yunnan province for Guangzhou in Guangdong province, crashed in Tengxian county of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on March 21.

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