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‘Unusual sounds’ found on black box recorder
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The disappearance of the Russian airliner which crashed in Sinai on Saturday was preceded by sounds in the cockpit “uncharacteristic of a standard flight”, a Russian media said on Tuesday.
The disappearance of the Russian airliner which crashed in Sinai on Saturday was preceded by sounds in the cockpit “uncharacteristic of a standard flight”, a Russian media said on Tuesday.
The Interfax quoted officials in Cairo as providing a first insight into audio recordings from the doomed plane’s “black box” recorders.
The Guardian, quoting the agency, said after a period of routine discussions between crew members, “the recordings show sounds uncharacteristic of a standard flight precede the moment of the airliner’s disappearance”. The Interfax said the recordings also suggest “there was a sudden emergency situation on board which took the crew by surprise, and the pilots did not have time to send a distress signal”.
Confusion remains over whether the crash of the plane, which broke up in mid-air and sent debris across the remote and conflict-ridden region of Egypt, was caused by an internal fault, explosive device or external action.
US intelligence officials told NBC News that an American satellite picked up a strong “heat flash” in the area at the time of the flight’s crash on Saturday.
According to NBC, officials said the flash was not preceded by a heat trail from below – suggesting there’s no indication the plane was struck by a missile.
The probe could last several weeks or months if the recordings in the black boxes have been damaged, sources said. Russia's government commission overseeing the investigation was also due to meet on Tuesday.
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