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Russia opens downed jet's black box in presence of foreign experts
(MENAFN- Arab News) MOSCOW: In the presence of foreign experts Russian officials on Friday opened the damaged black box of a warplane shot down by Turkey promising a transparent probe into the incident.
Russian officials opened the orange-painted flight recorder as experts from China and Britain watched the procedure an AFP correspondent saw.
Wearing lab coats technicians used screwdrivers drills and even a vacuum cleaner as they opened the device under the watchful eyes of military personnel and dozens of journalists in a live national television broadcast.
The findings will be revealed on Monday the air force said.
Sergei Dronov the deputy head commander of the Russian air force said the device was being analyzed 'openly for the Russian and international public' after President Vladimir Putin had ordered that it be opened only in the presence of foreign specialists.
Moscow and Ankara have been locked in a bitter spat over Turkey's downing of the Su-24 jet on Nov. 24 which led to the deaths of a pilot and another serviceman who attempted to rescue him.
Dronov said the black box presented to the public on Friday had not been touched since it was recovered from the crash site.
Russian officials opened the orange-painted flight recorder as experts from China and Britain watched the procedure an AFP correspondent saw.
Wearing lab coats technicians used screwdrivers drills and even a vacuum cleaner as they opened the device under the watchful eyes of military personnel and dozens of journalists in a live national television broadcast.
The findings will be revealed on Monday the air force said.
Sergei Dronov the deputy head commander of the Russian air force said the device was being analyzed 'openly for the Russian and international public' after President Vladimir Putin had ordered that it be opened only in the presence of foreign specialists.
Moscow and Ankara have been locked in a bitter spat over Turkey's downing of the Su-24 jet on Nov. 24 which led to the deaths of a pilot and another serviceman who attempted to rescue him.
Dronov said the black box presented to the public on Friday had not been touched since it was recovered from the crash site.
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