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

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

January 08, 2020 04:41 pm | Updated 04:45 pm IST - DUBAI

Red Crescent workers check plastic bags at the site where the Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran on January 8, 2020.

Red Crescent workers check plastic bags at the site where the Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran on January 8, 2020.

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

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.

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