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Russian military plane crash wreckage 'shows no sign of explosion'

Russia's Defence Ministry has said the wreckage of the military plane that crashed into the Black Sea on Christmas Day - killing all 92 people on board - shows no signs of damage from an explosion or fire, Russian media reported.

More than 3,000 people have been involved in the search for victims' bodies and aircraft debris. Two black boxes have since been recovered.

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Second black box found on Russian military crash site

Wreckage from the crashed military plane Credit: AP

A second black box from the Russian military plane that crashed in the Black Sea has been found.

Search teams lifted the flight recorder from the seabed Wednesday morning.

The first flight recorder was found on Tuesday and experts have started analysing its data to determine the why the Tu-154 crashed.

Of the 92 people who died, 17 bodies have been recovered along with 223 body fragments from the crash site, the Defense Ministry said.

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