The head of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency said the search area for the wreckage and victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 is being expanded, as the hunt for the plane's black boxes continues.
Search Area Expanded for AirAsia Victims
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Muslim clerics pray before boarding an Indonesian Air Force NAS 332 Super Puma helicopter. The clerics will fly over the Java Sea where AirAsia Flight 8501 went down to pray for the victims, at Iskandar Airport in Pangkalan Bun, Central Borneo, Indonesia, Jan. 6, 2015.
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A Muslim cleric scatters flowers after a prayer for victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 inside an Indonesian Air Force NAS 332 Super Puma helicopter flying over the Java Sea off Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, Jan. 6, 2015.
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Rescue team members carry an inflatable boat in front of the SAR ship KN Purworejo during a search operation for passengers of AirAsia flight 8501 at Kumai port in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, Jan. 6, 2015.
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Rescue team members carry the body of a victim of AirAsia flight 8501, at Iskandar Air Base in Pangkalan Bun, Jan. 6, 2015.