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Romania premier fires official over plane rescue

January 25, 2014

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) Responding to public anger over the delayed response to a plane crash, Romania's prime minister dismissed a senior Interior Ministry official Wednesday while the heads of the country's air traffic control and emergency services resigned.It took hours for rescuers to locate the plane, which crashed on a mountain Monday, and two people died while waiting for medical assistance.

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