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No group has claimed responsibility for downing the aircraft
Body part and seats from EgyptAir flight MS804 found, says GreeceDebris from the missing EgyptAir plane including a “body part”, two seats and suitcases have been found by Egyptian vessels in the Mediterranean sea, Greece’s defence minister, Panos Kammenos, said on Friday.
“A short while ago we were briefed by the Egyptian authorities ... on the discovery of a body part, a seat and baggage just south of where the aircraft signal was lost,” Kammenos told reporters in Athens.
Flight MS804 had taken a normal course through Greek airspace before the plane abruptly took sharp turns, he said, adding that the cause of Thursday’s crash was still a matter of speculation. The plane crashed at around 2.30am local time on Thursday morning while carrying 56 passengers and 10 crew from Paris to Cairo. All those on board died.
...No group has claimed responsibility for downing the aircraft and officials from multiple US agencies told Reuters that a preliminary examination of satellite imagery had not shown any signs of an explosion. The anonymous sources said the US had not ruled out any potential causes for the crash, including mechanical failure, terrorism or a deliberate act by the pilot or crew.
“A short while ago we were briefed by the Egyptian authorities ... on the discovery of a body part, a seat and baggage just south of where the aircraft signal was lost,” Kammenos told reporters in Athens.
Flight MS804 had taken a normal course through Greek airspace before the plane abruptly took sharp turns, he said, adding that the cause of Thursday’s crash was still a matter of speculation. The plane crashed at around 2.30am local time on Thursday morning while carrying 56 passengers and 10 crew from Paris to Cairo. All those on board died.
...No group has claimed responsibility for downing the aircraft and officials from multiple US agencies told Reuters that a preliminary examination of satellite imagery had not shown any signs of an explosion. The anonymous sources said the US had not ruled out any potential causes for the crash, including mechanical failure, terrorism or a deliberate act by the pilot or crew.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/20/egyptian-military-says-debris-from-egyptair-flight-ms804-found-in-sea
