Diplomats witness opening of downed jet’s black box
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RUSSIAN officials yesterday invited British, Chinese and Indian diplomats to witness the opening of the black box from a Russian warplane downed in Turkey last month.
Turkey shot down the Russian Su-24 on November 24 after it said it had violated its airspace for 17 seconds. Russia says the plane never entered Turkish airspace.
The incident, in which one pilot and a Russian marine from the rescue party were killed, strained traditionally warm relations between Russia and Turkey, and Russia promptly slapped economic sanctions on the country.
Deputy Commander of the Russian Air Force Lt Gen Sergei Dronov told reporters that Moscow had invited 14 countries to send their experts to examine the Su-24’s black box, recovered by Russian and Syrian forces from the area in northern Syria where the plane was shot down. Only British and Chinese experts agreed to examine the data.
Russia says data from the black box should prove its assertion that the bomber didn’t violate Turkish airspace.
Russian television yesterday aired an hour-long live broadcast from the lab as Russian engineers unsealed, then opened several layers of the data recorder with British and Chinese experts looking on. Nearby, British, Chinese and Indian military attaches watched along with journalists via a live link. Dronov said data from the recorder would be released on Monday.
On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin lashed out at Turkey over the downing, saying it was “practically impossible” to overcome tensions.
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