Protesters block Yemeni flight in Paris Anger over Comoros crash after years of complaints about conditions Members of the Comoran community living in France gather at the entrance to the T3 Terminal at Roissy airport, north of Paris, on Friday. July 1:The only person found alive after a commercial jet carrying 153 people crashed Tuesday describes her terrible ordeal. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports. GEOGRAPHY The Comoros archipelago lies in the Indian Ocean between the southeast African coast and the island of Madagascar. The largest island of Grand Comore was formed by a still active volcano. The country comprises two other main islands and numerous coral reefs and islets. PEOPLE The 700,000 residents are a mix of African, Arab and Malay descent and are overwhelmingly Muslim. French and Arabic are official languages but most... [read full story]
