Posted AT 6:47 AM EST on 21/08/08
Spain begins 3 days of mourning
MADRID — Spain began three days of mourning Thursday for the 153 people who died when a jetliner crashed shortly after takeoff in the nation's worst air disaster in nearly 25 years.
Only 19 people survived Wednesday's crash of a Spanair plane bound for the Canary Islands.
Development Minister Magdalana Alvarez said Thursday that 14 bodies have been identified so far.
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