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    RIA Novosti, Russia
    Feb 16 2008


    Black box from crashed passenger jet in Armenia sent to Moscow
    18:46 | 16/ 02/ 2008


    YEREVAN, February 16 (RIA Novosti) - A black box recorder from a
    passenger plane that crashed near the capital of Armenia on February
    14 injuring four people, has been sent to Moscow for decoding, a
    local aviation official said on Saturday.

    The Canadian-built CRJ-100 was heading for Minsk with 18 passengers
    and three crew members on board when it slid off the runway at the
    Zvarnots Airport, about 10 km (six miles) west of Yerevan, one wing
    hitting the ground, the aircraft splitting into two parts and
    catching fire.

    Gayane Davtyan, a spokesman for the main department of the Armenian
    Civil Aviation said, "Three representatives of the Interstate
    Aviation Committee (IAC) took the black box recorder to Moscow, where
    it will be decoded."

    She said the decision to take the black box recorder to the Russian
    capital was made because the IAC head department is located in Moscow
    and it has the necessary equipment for decoding, which Yerevan does
    not have.

    The aircraft belongs to the Belarusian state-owned airline, Belavia.
    Specialists from the airline are on their way to the crash site along
    with Belarusian Transport Ministry representatives.
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