Corsica Plane Crash Victims Finally Laid to Rest

Ljubljana, 31 May - The relatives of the victims of the worst aviation accident in Slovenian history bade their final farewell to the 180 people killed in Corsica in 1981 at the main Ljubljana cemetery on Sunday in what for many opened the old wounds again.

Ljubljana
The funeral for the victims of the 1981 plane crash in Corsica.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The funeral for the victims of the 1981 plane crash in Corsica.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The funeral for the victims of the 1981 plane crash in Corsica.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The funeral for the victims of the 1981 plane crash in Corsica.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The funeral for the victims of the 1981 plane crash in Corsica.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The funeral for the victims of the 1981 plane crash in Corsica.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The funeral for the victims of the 1981 plane crash in Corsica.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The funeral for the victims of the 1981 plane crash in Corsica.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic addressing the funeral ceremony for the victims of the 1981 plane crash in Corsica.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The funeral for the victims of the 1981 plane crash in Corsica.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
The funeral for the victims of the 1981 plane crash in Corsica.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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