Federal Prosecutor Bernhard Hecht arrives at the district court in Buelach near Zurich, Tuesday, May 15, 2007. Eight employees of Swiss air traffic control agency Skyguide are facing charges in court of carelessness and dereliction of duty over a mid-air collision in 2002. The district court in Buelach will spend the next two weeks trying to determine their degree of responsibility in the crash of a Russian Tupolev-154 passenger jet of the Bashkirian Airlines that collided with a Boeing-747 cargo jet of the DHL delivery company on the night from July 1 to 2, 2002. Seventy-one passengers, inclu

• People in this picture: Bernhard Hecht
• Contributor: Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
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• Dimensions: 1720 x 2336 px | 29.1 x 39.6 cm | 11.5 x 15.6 inches | 150dpi
• Date taken: 15 May 2007
• Photographer: Walter Bieri

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Not available to licence for any broadcast or streaming service, video on demand, film, national newspaper or to create a NFT. This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. Federal Prosecutor Bernhard Hecht arrives at the district court in Buelach near Zurich, Tuesday, May 15, 2007. Eight employees of Swiss air traffic control agency Skyguide are facing charges in court of carelessness and dereliction of duty over a mid-air collision in 2002. The district court in Buelach will spend the next two weeks trying to determine their degree of responsibility in the crash of a Russian Tupolev-154 passenger jet of the Bashkirian Airlines that collided with a Boeing-747 cargo jet of the DHL delivery company on the night from July 1 to 2, 2002. Seventy-one passengers, including 49 children on the way to a holiday resort in Spain died. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri)