Two black boxes recovered from Iran plane wreck

TWO badly damaged black box recorders have been recovered from a Tupolev aircraft that crashed in Iran on Wednesday, killing all 168 people on board.

The cause of the worst air disaster in the Islamic Republic for six years was still unknown. Reports quoted Deputy Transport Minister Ahmad Majidi as saying it was “likely due to technical problems” as the pilot was experienced.

The Russian-built Caspian Airlines aircraft was on its way to neighbouring Armenia’s capital Yerevan when it came down after catching fire 16 minutes after departing Tehran.