Police Seize Passports of 2 U.S. Pilots in Crash
Brazilian police were ordered to seize the passports of two American pilots whose private jet clipped an airliner that crashed in the Amazon jungle last week, killing 155 people, a Justice Department spokeswoman said.
The daily O Globo newspaper said the jet, carrying seven Americans, disobeyed an order to descend to a lower altitude just before coming into contact with Gol Airlines Flight 1907. The damaged jet landed safely.
Spokeswoman Maria Barbant said pilot Joseph Lepore and copilot Jan Palladino were not arrested but “just prevented from leaving the country.”
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