Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Black box found at plane crash site, say emergency workers

People inspect the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Hrabove, Ukraine, Thursday, July 17, 2014. Ukraine said a passenger plane was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the plane. AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky

GRABOVE, Ukraine -Rescue workers at the crash site of Malaysian airliner MH17 in eastern Ukraine told an AFP reporter Friday that they had found one of the black boxes from the passenger liner.

Emergency crews were working through the debris of the downed jet that was spread out across an area stretching for kilometers while rebels controlling the area have pledged to allow international investigators access to the site.

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