61.   The pilot of a small plane which flew over the area told authorities that the craft appeared to be totally destroyed except for its tail section.

62.   The tail section is too big to be moved from the crash site in one piece.

63.   The tail section remained virtually intact, its contents spewing grotesquely on to the ground.

64.   The tail section of the jetliner, the Ethiopian Airlines emblem clearly visible, rocked up and down in the surf.

65.   The tail section was nearly severed, either by the impact or the flames.

66.   They raised the tail section and covered it with a tarp.

67.   We saw cars come up and stop near the tail section, and several of them got out and walked around the plane.

68.   He said part of the fuselage and the tail section bearing the colours of the Ethiopian flag were clearly visible in the water.

69.   Investigators believe the tail section abruptly separated from the plane shortly after takeoff, while the Airbus was still climbing.

70.   A Pakistan Air Force spokesman meanwhile said that shots were fired at one of its transport planes Saturday, damaging its tail section with seven bullet holes.