Video camera captures Boeing crash in Kazan

Russia November 18, 2013, 13:29

Two CCTV records were confiscated and are being carefully examined by investigators

MOSCOW, November 18. /ITAR-TASS/. The CCTV camera at the airport in the city of Kazan, the capital of the Russian republic of Tatarstan, has captured the crash of the Boeing-737; experts are already examining the recxording, spokesman of the Russian Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin told Itar-Tass on Monday.

“The video records were confiscated and are being examined in detail from the CCTV cameras of the airport that captured the falling trajectory of the airliner,” he said. “Fuel samples were already taken to inspect its quality. Detectives are also taking biological samples for DNA testing to identify the air crash victims. Meanwhile, several complex investigations should be conducted, witnesses and officials of different levels should be questioned,” Markin said.

“Meanwhile, detectives intend to assess whether supervision of the airline was timely, sufficient and effective and whether fight safety measures were taken fully. Relevant documents have already been confiscated from the air company “Tatarstan” and the airport of departure,” he added.

Two flight recorders were found at the crash site, head of the Interstate Aviation Committee Tatiana Anodina said.

“Cockpit voice and flight data recorders were found. It is too early to say anything about their condition,” she said at a meeting of the governmental committee for emergency situations. Anodina noted that the flight recorders would be deciphered in Moscow.

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