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Plane stowaway body found on roof

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A stowaway who is believed to have clung on to a plane has fallen to his death, while another is in hospital. The two men are believed to have been clinging to a British Airways flight from Johannesburg to Heathrow. (www.bbc.co.uk) More...

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ColinSeftel
Colin Seftel 2
This seems to indicate that there is inadequate perimeter security at OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg.
preacher1
preacher1 2
Seems like this happened before out of somewhere down there. Seems like a year or 2 back but I think different from what the story told.
ColinSeftel
Colin Seftel 1
Here's an interesting follow-up article:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33199985
flyingcookmosnter
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London - One stowaway survives 10-hour flight in 747 wheel well, another found on rooftop

A suspected stowaway has been found on the roof of a west London office building after plunging to his death from a British Airways flight. A second man, understood to be 24 years old, survived the journey and is in a serious condition in hospital. He is believed to have been found unconscious in the undercarriage of the plane at Heathrow before the other man’s body was discovered.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/19/stowaway-fell-to-death-plane-london-shop-heathrow-richmond
rbrenalvirez
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Stowaway found dead after falling from British Airways plane in London

The worst choice in flying Johannesburg to London.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/19/europe/london-british-airways-stowaway-dies/index.html
margeauxk
Margeaux K -2
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Stowaway Plunges Out of Plane Over London

Two stowaways clung to a British Airways passenger jet on its 6,000-mile journey from South Africa to London, but police say only one survived the trip, NBC News reports.

http://www.newser.com/story/208577/stowaway-plunges-out-of-plane-over-london.html
mpradel
Marcus Pradel -2
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Stowaway falls from Johannesburg flight arriving in London

A stowaway, who clung to the undercarriage of a British Airways plane departing Johannesburg, South Africa, has fallen to his death in London, the airline announced Friday. A second stowaway managed to hold on to the plane, being treated at a local Hospital.

http://time.com/3928004/stowaway-london/

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