header banner
WORLD

Both black boxes of crashed Ukrainian airliner have been found: Iran TV

DUBAI, Jan 8: The two black boxes from the Ukrainian airliner that crashed outside the capital Tehran were found on Wednesday, Iranian state television reported.
Debris of a plane belonging to Ukraine International Airlines, that crashed after taking off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, is seen on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
By Reuters

DUBAI, Jan 8: The two black boxes from the Ukrainian airliner that crashed outside the capital Tehran were found on Wednesday, Iranian state television reported.


Related story

Iran seeks help reading plane's black boxes amid pressure to ha...


An Iranian official was quoted as saying both boxes were damaged but that it was believed their data could still be retrieved.


The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 crashed earlier on Wednesday, killing all 176 people aboard shortly after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport.

Related Stories
WORLD

Ukrainian airliner crashes after take-off in Iran,...

WORLD

Iran likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles,...

WORLD

Iran to download plane black box after missile bla...

WORLD

UPDATE: Indonesia locates black boxes of crashed j...

WORLD

Iran probe says Ukrainian jet was on fire before c...