UN Recovers Second Black Box From Air Algerie Crash Site in Mali
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The United Nations said it recovered the second black box from the Air Algerie MD-83 that crashed in Mali last week as troops from France, Mali and Burkina Faso continued recovery efforts.
More than 200 soldiers have been deployed to a thinly populated semi-arid area near the Burkina Faso border where Flight AH5017 crashed at about 2 a.m. on July 24. The plane, carrying 110 passengers and six crew members, was formally identified on July 25 by the French military, which has secured the site and found one of the black boxes. The UN Mission in Mali found the second device, it said in an e-mailed statement yesterday.