EgyptAir flight MS 804 News and updates: A Body Part' Among EgyptAir Debris Is Identified Off Egypt's Coast
Examining the personal belongings and other debris from the missing EgyptAir jet confirms that the airliner that carried 66 had fallen into the water, the Egyptian navy said Friday.
Flight 804 wreckage included luggage, seats and body parts, found about 180 miles off Alexandria, Egypt. The plane vanished from the radar on Thursday while it was flying over the Mediterranean Sea from Paris to Cairo.
There was a discussion on Friday on whether the wreckage had indeed been identified after which the discovery was made. On Thursday, Greek authorities had found some parts of the debris, but EgyptAir confirmed that the material was not from Flight 804.
"[P]ossible terrorism appeared more likely than a catastrophic malfunction at 37,000 feet," a top Egyptian aviation official said, the Washington Post reported.
Other parts of the debris were identified by the Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, who confirmed that a seat, luggage and "a body part" were among them. The European Space Agency explained that an oil slick was probably spotted in the crash here too by a satellite.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Aryault said Friday that "absolutely no indication" was given for the crash. "We're looking at all possibilities, but none is being favored over the others because we have absolutely no indication on the causes," he informed a French TV station. In France, the focus is on a security breach in de Gaulle airport.
Eric Moutet, a lawyer for some of those staff members, told the BBC "There are people who are being radicalized in some of the trade unions, etc. The authorities have their work cut out with this problem."
Currently, the Egyptian navy is looking for two flight recorders.