The second black box from the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed near Aktau has been recovered, according to Abylaibek Ordabayev, the Transport Prosecutor of Mangystau Region.
He stated that both flight recorders will be handed over for analysis by the air accident investigation division.
Survivors and ground personnel have been questioned, and efforts to identify additional witnesses continue.
"The audio of the radio communication between the dispatcher and crew has been collected," Ordabayev added. The inspection of the crash site, covering over 4,000 square kilometers, is almost complete, with police increasing security in the area.
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