The Guardian's John Hooper reports that the Tunisian pilot at the controls of that Tuninter jet that ditched in the Mediterranean in August of 2005 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. An Italian court ruled that instead of praying, he should have been taking action, including trying to land safely at a Sicilian airport. Other Tuninter employees, including the director-general of the firm, also received jail sentences. Sixteen people died in the crash. Read more here.
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