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(News Focus) Bird strike or mechanical glitch? Jeju Air crash prompts questions over exact cause

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Various interpretations have emerged regarding the cause of the deadly airliner crash in South Korea's southwestern county of Muan on Sunday, with initial investigations pointing to airframe failure following a "b
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(LEAD) Families of plane crash victims mourn, voice frustrations

(ATTN: UPDATES with support measures for victims' families)GWANGJU, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Families of victims of Sunday's deadly plane crash in Muan mourned the losses of their loved ones while expressing anger and frustration at the authoritie
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(LEAD) Acting President Choi announces national mourning period over deadly Muan plane crash

(ATTN: ADDS photo, more info throughout)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Sunday announced a period of national mourning over a deadly plane crash that claimed at least 177 lives, with two people still missing
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Acting President Choi announces national mourning period over deadly Muan plane crash

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Sunday announced a period of national mourning over a deadly plane crash that claimed at least 177 lives, with two people still missing, according to his office.The announceme
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(URGENT) Acting President Choi announces national mourning period over deadly Muan plane crash

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Xi expresses condolences over deadly plane crash

BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday expressed his condolences over a deadly plane crash in South Korea that killed nearly 180 people.Xi sent a condolence telegram to acting President Choi Sang-mok expressing his shock
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Yoon expresses condolences to victims of plane crash

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol expressed condolences to the victims of a deadly plane crash in the southwestern part of the country Sunday.Yoon posted his message on Facebook for victims and their families following the
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Families of plane crash victims mourn, voice frustrations

GWANGJU, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Families of victims of Sunday's deadly plane crash in Muan mourned the losses of their loved ones while expressing anger and frustration at the authorities' response in the accident's aftermath.Weeping family
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(12th LD) 177 dead, 2 missing, 2 rescued in deadly plane crash in Muan

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES on casualties, missing people; ADDS more info in paras 5-6, photos)By Kim Seung-yeonMUAN, South Korea, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- A passenger jet carrying 181 people belly-landed and exploded at an airport in South Kor
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(URGENT) 177 dead, 2 missing in Jeju Air plane crash in Muan: firefighting agency

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(2nd LD) Bird strike warning issued shortly before Jeju Air plane crash in Muan: ministry

(ATTN: ADDS latest info throughout)SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- An airport control tower had warned of a bird strike just six minutes before a Jeju Air passenger jet carrying 181 people crashed in South Korea's southwestern county of Muan, the tran
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(11th LD) 176 dead, 3 missing, 2 rescued in deadly plane crash in Muan

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES on casualties, missing people)By Kim Seung-yeonMUAN, South Korea, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- A passenger jet carrying 181 people belly-landed and exploded at an airport in South Korea's southwestern county of Muan
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(URGENT) 176 dead, 3 missing in Jeju Air plane crash in Muan: firefighting agency

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(2nd LD) Yoon snubs 3rd summons for questioning in martial law investigation

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 6-8) SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday refused for a third time to appear for questioning in the investigation into his botched martial law imposition, raising the likelihood that the investig
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(10th LD) Death toll rises to 174 in Jeju Air plane crash in Muan

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES on death toll; ADDS other details)By Kim Seung-yeonMUAN, South Korea, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- At least 174 people were killed and two were rescued after a passenger jet carrying 181 people belly-landed and exploded
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(LEAD) Bird strike warning issued shortly before Jeju Air plane crash in Muan: ministry

(ATTN: ADDS more info in last 5 paras)SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- An airport control tower had warned of a bird strike just six minutes before a Jeju Air passenger jet carrying 181 people crashed in South Korea's southwestern county of Muan, the t
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(URGENT) Death toll from Jeju Air plane crash in Muan rises to 174: firefighting agency

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(URGENT) Death toll from Jeju Air plane crash in Muan rises to 167: firefighting agency

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(9th LD) Death toll rises to 151 in Jeju Air plane crash in Muan

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES death toll; ADDS details) By Kim Seung-yeonMUAN, South Korea, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- At least 151 people were killed and two were rescued after a passenger jet carrying 181 people belly-landed and exploded at an ai
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Bird strike warning issued shortly before Jeju Air plane crash in Muan: ministry

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- An airport control tower had warned of a bird strike just six minutes before a Jeju Air passenger jet carrying 181 people crashed in South Korea's southwestern county of Muan, the transport ministry said Sunday.Official