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French Court: Continental Guilty in Concorde Crash
PONTOISE, France (AP) -- A French court has ordered Continental Airlines Inc. to pay Air France SA more than euro1 million in damages over the crash of a supersonic Concorde jet outside Paris a decade ago that killed 113 people.

The court, in a lengthy verdict Monday, also found a Continental mechanic guilty of manslaughter.

The presiding judge confirmed that titanium debris dropped by a Continental DC-10 onto the runway at Charles de Gaulle airport before the Concorde took off was to blame for the crash. Investigators said debris gashed the Concorde's tire, propelling bits of rubber into the fuel tanks and sparking a fire.

Air France operated the Concorde that crashed. The court ordered Continental to pay euro1.08 million to Air France for moral damages and damage to Air France's reputation.

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