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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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First funeral held for EgyptAir crash victim

Yara Hani Tawfik Credit: AFP TV/EBU

The funeral of an air stewardess who died in the EgyptAir crash has taken place.

Hundreds of relatives and friends of Yara Hani Tawfik gathered at St Mary and St Athanasius Church in Cairo this morning.

One of her cousins, Merlin Medhat, said: "I couldn't imagine that one day I would feel the grief of losing a cousin in such an accident."

The search for wreckage is ongoing with Egyptian investigatiors saying it is still "too early" to make judgements over the reason behind the crash.

Mourners paid tribute to the air stewardess Credit: AFP TV/EBU
Hundreds of family and friends gathered for the funeral Credit: AFP TV/EBU

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