BELLVIEW CRASH UPDATE

C O N F I D E N T I A L LAGOS 001769 SIPDIS STATE FOR AF/W STATE FOR INR/AA E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/15/2015 TAGS: CASC EAIR NI ASEC PTER PREL SUBJECT: BELLVIEW CRASH UPDATE REF: LAGOS 1748 AND PREVIOUS Classified By: Consul General Brian L. Browne for Reason 1.4 (D) ¶1. (C) FBI explosives experts completed their on-site support and departed on November 10. Preliminary test results from swab samples from the subject fragment are expected this week from the FBI laboratory, and will be reported to GON crash investigators to assist with their ongoing investigation. ¶2. (C) Fingerprint experts completed their work over the weekend, and departed on November 13. Fingerprint analysis produced no matches for Defense Attache passenger on the flight, but the fingerprints were to be compared to other available databases in case any remains could be positively identified. ¶3. (C) Forensics recovery of additional human remains at the crash site has been concluded. DNA samples forwarded to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) are being analyzed and results are expected by November 23. ¶4. (C) Excavation at the crash site has been completed, and GON personnel are interviewing remaining witnesses and analyzing recovered documentation. Debris from the crash site has been transported to the hangar, and GON investigators will attempt to identify it, continuing the two dimensional "reconstruction" begun by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators, who have departed for a short period. NTSB investigators are expected to resume on-site assistance to the GON team in approximately ten days. BROWNE