4th LD Writethru: All 179 people aboard crashed S. Korean jet confirmed dead except 2 rescued

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- All the 179 people aboard a passenger jet that crashed while landing at an airport in southwest South Korea were confirmed dead except only two rescued, multiple media outlets said Sunday, citing the fire authorities.

It was reported at about 9:03 a.m. local time that the airplane with 175 passengers, including 173 South Koreans and two Thais, together with six flight attendants on boa