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Crashed Egyptair plane's black boxes 'extensively damaged'

Search teams have retrieved the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from the EgyptAir plane which crashed into the Mediterranean in May, killing all 66 on board.

It is hoped analysis of the black boxes will shed light on why the plane crashed en route from Paris to Alexandria.

At present no militant group has claimed responsibility for bringing down the aircraft.

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'Life jackets' found in search for missing EgyptAir

"Floating items" have been found in the search for the missing EgyptAir MS804.

The Associated Press, quoting the Egypt Civil Aviation authority, have confirmed the items found in the Mediterranean are "floating" and include "plastic items" and "life jackets".

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