The report further stated that the exact timing of the bird strike, the number of birds involved and whether other bird species were present have yet to be determined.

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South Korea's authorities investigating last month's Jeju Air plane crash have submitted a preliminary accident report to the U.N. aviation agency and to the authorities of the United States, France and Thailand,

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