Black boxes found from ill-fated Iranian jet

TEHERAN: 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, official media reported yesterday.

The cause of the worst air disaster in Iran for six years was still unknown, state television said.

Deputy Transport Minister Ahmad Majidi, who is leading the probe into the incident, said it was "likely due to technical problems" as the pilot was experienced, the semi-official Mehr News Agency reported.