Indonesia extends search for jet crash victims, second black box


Rescue crew members watch as an engine turbine from the Lion Air flight JT610 airplane is hoisetd onto a trailer in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 4, 2018, in this picture obtained from social media. Basarnas/via REUTERS

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities on Sunday extended by three days the search for victims and a black box from the wreckage of a Lion Air passenger jet that crashed near Jakarta last week, killing all 189 people on board.

"We decided to extend it three days", beginning on Monday, search and rescue agency (Basarnas) chief Muhammad Syaugi told a news conference.

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