July 27, 2014 -- Updated 0819 GMT (1619 HKT)
The second flight data recorder from an Air Algerie flight that crashed
in Mali has been found, a spokeswoman for the U.N. mission in Mali says.
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2nd 'black box' found from Air Algerie crash in Mali, U.N. official says
July 26, 2014 -- Updated 2213 GMT (0613 HKT)
A United Nations soldier stands at
the crash site of Air Algerie Flight 5017 on Saturday, July 26. A U.N.
spokeswoman says a second flight data from the DC-83 was recovered on
Saturday. The flight, carrying 116 people when it took off from Burkina
Faso on July 24 bound for Algiers, crashed in Mali's Gossi region, west
of Gao. "Regrettably, there were no survivors," said French President
Francois Hollande.
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Air Algerie crash site
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- French President Hollande declares three days of mourning for victims
- The second flight data recorder has been found, a U.N. spokeswoman says
- Air Algerie Flight 5017 crashed early Thursday, less than an hour after takeoff
- More than 100 people were on board; none survived the crash
Following a meeting with
families of the victims, Hollande said flags will fly at half-staff on
government buildings from Monday through Wednesday.
Fifty-four of the 118 victims were French nationals.
The second flight data recorder from has been found in Mali, a U.N. official said Saturday.
A team from the U.N.
mission to Mali, known as MINUSMA, is assisting the Malian authorities,
at the request of that country's government, spokeswoman Radhia Achouri
said.
There were no survivors on the flight, which took off Thursday from Burkina Faso bound for Algeria.
Accounts of the number of
people on board continue to differ. Air Algerie says 117 passengers and
six crew were on the plane, but France says there were 118 victims in
total. The Algerian government said there were 116 passengers and six
crew.
The wreckage was found in
what Hollande said was a "disintegrated state" in Mali's Gossi region,
not far from the border with Burkina Faso.
The first data recorder,
or black box, was found at the crash site on Friday. The cause of the
crash is not yet confirmed, but weather may have been a factor.
Less than an hour into
the flight, the aircraft, an MD-83, disappeared from radar after
changing its flight path because of bad weather, officials said.
The U.N. mission's
support includes logistics, transportation, technical and scientific
expertise, as well as help securing the crash site, which is in a remote
and inaccessible location.
"Our experts assists the
Malians and the French in the search of the site, collecting bodies,
providing body bags and in securing the site aiming to speed up the
work," said Achouri.
As part of French efforts to assist, 33 French forensic experts arrived at the crash site Saturday.
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