Air India Salvage Crews Retrieve Second Black Box at Crash Site
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Search crews sifting through the wreckage of the Air India jetliner that crashed last week retrieved the second black box, as they seek to gain more evidence to understand what caused the accident that killed all but one of the 242 people on board.
The second data recorder was pulled from the rubble at the crash site in western Indian city of Ahmedabad, according people familiar with the salvage mission. The first device was found the day after Thursday's crash. Air India didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
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