AirAsia QZ8501: DNA samples from family members taken


Family members of passengers onboard missing Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 pray together.

SURABAYA: As evacuation operations for the people on board the ill-fated Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 enters the second day, DNA samples from immediate family members have been taken for identification purposes.

“We have started taking statements and DNA samples from the immediate family members of some of the 162 people on board the aircraft,” Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Commander Budiyono told a press conference at Juanda International Airport here, Wednesday.

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