Thursday, August 21, 2008

Unclaimed items from 1985 Japan Airlines disaster go on display in Tokyo

Seventeen unclaimed items from a Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash in 1985 that killed more than 500 people have gone on display in Tokyo in line with the 23rd anniversary of the disaster.

The items are being displayed at a Japan Airlines safety promotion center in Tokyo's Ota-ku. Tuesday marks the 23rd anniversary of the fatal accident.

Japan Airlines officials said that there are still about 2,700 unclaimed items that were found around the crash site in Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, being stored at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.

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