Jet crash bodies arrive in Brazil

The remains were taken by helicopter to Fernando de Noronha, off the coast of Brazil.

Officials say 28 bodies have now been recovered from the Atlantic, up from 16. A total of 228 people were on the plane when it went down on 1 June.

Earlier, a search team recovered a large tail section from the ocean.

The Brazilian military released photos of divers securing the tail fin, which was painted with Air France colours.

The bodies that have been found will later be moved to the Brazilian city of Recife, where a temporary mortuary has been established.

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Investigators hope they can use dental records and DNA tests to confirm identities. DNA samples have been taken from relatives of the plane's passengers to help with the process.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says his country will do all it can to retrieve more bodies.

Bodies and debris from the plane have been found some 1,000km (600 miles) north-east of the Fernando de Noronha islands.

The BBC's Gary Duffy, in Sao Paulo, says the search teams are likely to draw encouragement from the discovery of the plane's tail on Monday.

There had been uncertainty last week about whether some of the debris came from the plane, but our correspondent says the latest find is likely to help to move the inquiry forward.