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Black boxes found in sea

Sunday 20 October 1996 23:02 BST
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An American salvage team has recovered one of the two black boxes from the wreck of an Aeroperu airliner that crashed more than two weeks ago into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru. Searchers also spotted the bodies of seven of the jet's 70 occupants, and they will be recovered when ocean conditions permit, Aeroperu said.

So far, only 14 bodies have been recovered since the crash on 2 October. Experts believe most of the bodies may still be trapped inside the Boeing 757, under 600ft of water. AP - Lima

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