Thirteen bodies have washed up on the Tanzanian island of Mafia (map), along with debris, and they are thought to be those of victims of the Comoros archipelago crash of a Yemeni airliner in 1 July. Officials say DNA tests will be needed to identify them. The island is south of Dar es Salaam, not far from the mainland. BBC

The Brazilian government says that two bodies  have been found as well as debris that appears to be linked to the AF447 Air France flight that went missing 1 June, not far from where the plane was last heard from. Caution is being urged, however, after false alarms earlier in the week over debris spotted and that appeared initially to belong to the flight. Among the debris found: a backpack with a computer in it, a suitcase, an airline ticket. BBC, CNN, Reuters

Further pieces of debris floating in the Atlantic ocean have been located northeast of Brazil and are believed to belong to the Air France Airbus that crashed 1 June. Two Brazilian navy frigates arrived at the approximate crash site last night 3 June, defense officials announced, but the search area has been extended to 500 square km, due to currents. The Brazilian defense minister said that the discovery of a slick of fuel on the surface of the water pointed to the probability that a mid-air explosion was not the cause of the jet’s downing, as it would have burned. Le Monde quotes a source close to the investigation as saying that the plane was flying at an “inadequate” speed, without elaborating. Le Monde (Fre), BBC, Reuters