Crashed AirAsia jet's black box pings detected: Official

Ping signals from the black box data recorders of crashed AirAsia Flight 8501 were detected today, a senior Indonesian search official said

Pangkalan Bun: Ping signals from the black box data recorders of crashed AirAsia Flight 8501 were detected today, a senior Indonesian search official said.

"A ship detected the pings. The divers are trying to reach it," said S B Supriyadi, who is stationed at the search headquarters of Pangkalan Bun. "The location of the ping is reported to be near where the tail was found," he added.

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