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Official: Beacon from Egypt crash detected, search narrows

An Egyptian journalist holds a candle and a poster supporting EgyptAir during a candlelight vigil for the victims of EgyptAir flight 804 in front of the Journalists' Syndicate in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. The cause of Thursday's crash of the EgyptAir jet flying from Paris to Cairo that killed all 66 people aboard still has not been determined. Ships and planes from Egypt, Greece, France, the United States and other nations are searching the Mediterranean Sea north of the Egyptian port of Alexandria for the jet's voice and flight data recorders. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

The chief investigator in the EgyptAir plane crash that killed all 66 people on board last week says search teams in the Mediterranean have picked up a beacon believed to be from the doomed aircraft.

Ayman al-Moqadem says this narrows down the search to a 5 kilometer (3 mile) radius. He insisted that this doesn't mean the flight data and cockpit voice recorders — the so-called "black boxes" — have been found.

Al-Moqadem says finding the boxes requires highly sophisticated technology. He says the signal that was picked up comes from one of the devices on the plane transmitting its location. He spoke to reporters on Thursday.

France's air accident investigation agency has said a French naval ship specialized in underwater searches will help search for the black boxes.

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