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EgyptAir Flight 804 Debris Found, Egyptian Military Official Says | EgyptAir Flight 804 Debris Found, Egyptian Military Official Says |
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CAIRO — Debris from an EgyptAir plane that went down with at least 66 people on board was found on Friday in the Mediterranean Sea, the Egyptian military said. | CAIRO — Debris from an EgyptAir plane that went down with at least 66 people on board was found on Friday in the Mediterranean Sea, the Egyptian military said. |
EgyptAir Flight 804, an Airbus A320 jetliner, disappeared from radar screens early Thursday morning as it was flying to Cairo from Paris, prompting a large search for the wreckage. | EgyptAir Flight 804, an Airbus A320 jetliner, disappeared from radar screens early Thursday morning as it was flying to Cairo from Paris, prompting a large search for the wreckage. |
An Egyptian Army spokesman, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Samir, said in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Friday that military planes and ships found “personal belongings of the passengers” and plane debris. | An Egyptian Army spokesman, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Samir, said in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Friday that military planes and ships found “personal belongings of the passengers” and plane debris. |
The wreckage was found 180 miles north of the city of Alexandria, according to General Samir. | The wreckage was found 180 miles north of the city of Alexandria, according to General Samir. |
“There is no doubt” that the debris is from the EgyptAir plane, he said. | |
EgyptAir said in a statement on Facebook that it had been informed of the discovery by the Egyptian military, adding that the search in the area is continuing. | |
The search for debris was mired in confusion on Thursday, after EgyptAir said that wreckage of the plane had been located but then retracted that statement hours later. | |
Officials have suggested that terrorism was a more likely cause for the disappearance than mechanical failure, but others cautioned that it was premature to make that judgment. | |
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt expressed his condolences on Friday to the families of victims. In a statement issued by his office, Mr. Sisi “with utmost sadness and regret mourns the victims on aboard the EgyptAir flight who were killed.” |