Second Black Box of Ukrainian Plane Found

The second black box of the Ukrainian plane that crashed in central Iran on Monday has been found. All 44 passengers on board were killed. According to the Russian news agency Interfax, the contents of these black boxes will only be decrypted in the presence of Ukrainian inspectors. Senior Ukrainian officials stated today that they hope details of the incident will be made available to the public as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government has declared Thursday a day of mourning for the victims of this incident, most of whom were Ukrainian, with a few being Russian citizens. The first black box of this plane, which was traveling from Ukraine to Isfahan, was discovered on Tuesday, one day after the Ukrainian jet was shot down. Iranian officials attribute the cause of the crash to pilot error during landing in Isfahan, while Ukrainian officials argue that the pilot was very experienced and that further investigations are needed to determine the cause of the incident. Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of all victims. Initially, the death toll was reported as 48, but later Ukrainian officials realized that four passengers had canceled their trip. The Antonov 140 jet was carrying Russian and Ukrainian space experts, including several engineers who designed the Antonov 140. This group was traveling to Iran to test a new model of the downed aircraft. The Iranian 140 model is a joint product of Iran and Ukraine.