Plane crash: Black box found
2004-02-27 17:41
Skopje - The black box from the aircraft of Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski that crashed in southern Bosnia, killing all nine people aboard, has been found, a Macedonian official said on Friday.
"The black box has been found and it will be given to our investigators and will be examined in Skopje," deputy state attorney Roksanda Krstevska said.
Krstevska is a member of the Macedonian team sent to the crash site to help with the recovery and identification of the remains.
Trajkovski's death has not been officially confirmed although three days of mourning are underway in Macedonia.
Krstevska said eight of the bodies were burned and other recovery workers said there were signs of fire on the plane's wreckage.
The plane crashed in heavy fog near the southern Bosnian town of Mostar around dawn on Thursday as the president travelled to a conference. The cause of the crash is not known.