Searchers recover main black box of crashed Russian plane

Sochi, Russia

THE main black box of the Syria-bound Russian military plane that crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board has been found in a massive ongoing search operation, authorities said on Tuesday.

"The main black box was found at 5.42 am Moscow time (0242 GMT) 1,600 metres from the shore at a depth of 17 metres," the defence ministry said in a statement, adding that the device would be sent to the Mos-cow region to be deciphered by experts.

The Tu-154 jet, whose passengers included more than 60 members of the internationally renowned Red Army Choir, was heading to Russia's military airbase in Syria when it went down off the coast of the resort city …