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Sudan's 'Rapid Support Forces' Discover Black Boxes of Downed Il-76 Aircraft - Adviser

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have discovered the "black boxes" of the downed Il-76 cargo plane and, after decrypting, will publish their data at a press conference, adviser to the commander of RSF Al-Basha Tabeek told Sputnik.

The RSF that seized the western region of Sudan, Darfur, earlier stated that they shot down a Sudanese Il-76 cargo plane in the province of North Darfur, the crew of which, according to them, allegedly included Russian citizens. A document issued by a Kyrgyz airport was found on the footage from the crash site.

"We got the black boxes. We will extract all information about the plane – from which airport it departed, where it came from and about all engines and operations," Tabeek said.

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The adviser to the commander of the RSF added that the forces will publish the data of the "black boxes" after decryption, which requires technical procedures and contacting experts.