AirAsia black box has been found, Indonesia authorities say: Reports

GlobalPost

Search crews have located a data recorder that could help explain why Flight 8501 went down two weeks ago, according to breaking reports.

Agence France Presse and Channel News Asia cited Indonesian officials as saying a black box has been found, and will be recovered on Monday.

This is a developing story and will be updated as news come in.

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