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Airbus makes head start on SFO probe

Under investigation by Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the European aeronautical company is receiving help to carry out its own internal investigation. [...]

Published on 04/05/2016 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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