Egypt will analyse EgyptAir jet's black box if found intact-official

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REUTERS | 24 May, 2016 08:32

Relatives of the Christian victims of the crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 attend an absentee funeral mass at the main Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, May 22, 2016.
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The contents of the black box from the EgyptAir jet that crashed on Thursday will be analysed in Egypt if it is found intact, air accident investigator Hani Galal told Egyptian private broadcaster CBC on Monday.

The recorder will be sent abroad for analysis if it is found in a damaged state, he said.

• EgyptAir: Bodies found, but no answers

Egyptian officials were able to track the plane for one minute before it crashed but were unable to communicate with the crew, the head of Egypt's National Navigation Services Company told the same channel.

Egyptian officials did not see the plane swerve, Ehab Mohieeldin added, contradicting comments made by the Greek defence minister.