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| Beirut crash jet recorders found | Beirut crash jet recorders found |
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| The "black box" flight recorders from a passenger jet which crashed off the coast of Lebanon two days ago have been found, officials say. | The "black box" flight recorders from a passenger jet which crashed off the coast of Lebanon two days ago have been found, officials say. |
| A search team located the recorders from the Ethiopian Airlines flight just over 1.3km (0.8 miles) underwater, 8km west of the capital, Beirut, Lebanese security officials said. | A search team located the recorders from the Ethiopian Airlines flight just over 1.3km (0.8 miles) underwater, 8km west of the capital, Beirut, Lebanese security officials said. |
| The team is now trying to retrieve them, they added. | The team is now trying to retrieve them, they added. |
| All 90 people on board the flight are presumed dead following the crash. | All 90 people on board the flight are presumed dead following the crash. |
| At least 24 bodies have been pulled from the sea so far. | At least 24 bodies have been pulled from the sea so far. |
| Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, bound for Addis Ababa, crashed into the Mediterranean minutes after take-off from Beirut at 0237 (0037 GMT) during a severe thunderstorm on Monday. | Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, bound for Addis Ababa, crashed into the Mediterranean minutes after take-off from Beirut at 0237 (0037 GMT) during a severe thunderstorm on Monday. |
| The cause of the crash is not yet known, however, on Monday Lebanese officials said the jet did not fly in the direction instructed by the Beirut control tower. | |
| The officials said the pilot had been asked to correct his course, but turned in the opposite direction. | The officials said the pilot had been asked to correct his course, but turned in the opposite direction. |