There are debris and human remains that are found near the suspected crash site of EgyptAir Flight 804. Debris includes suitcases and plane parts. Panos Kammenos, Greek Defense minister announced the discovery by the Egyptian officials. The Egyptian military reports having found the debris 290 kilometers north of Alexandria, Egypt.
There are now clues as to how EgyptAir Flight 804 went down to the Mediterranean Sea. A few minutes before its crash, there are recorded smoke alerts sent by the airplane. This data is according to the Aircraft Communications and Reporting System.
However the most important clue of the said plane disappearance can't still be located: the black box or flight data and cockpit voice recorder. Until then, the cause of the distress call is still unknown. Reporters are looking if the cause of disappearance is mechanical fault or bomb.
Three French technical safety examiners and one technical expert from plane creator Airbus have arrived in Cairo to help with the investigation, the French Embassy in Egypt reports.
EgyptAir Flight 804, Airbus A320-232 lost contact on May 19, 2016. It had 56 guests and 10 crew members. The flight was supposed to have a 3½-hour flight to Cairo.
As of press time, the fate of the aircraft is still unknown. It is believed to have crashed somewhere near Karpathos, Greece. Egyptian authorities suspect a possible terrorism attack but no terrorist group has taken the credit. Another perspective is a possible malfunction of the window anti-ice heaters.
30 passengers are Egyptians. 15, including a baby, are French. There were passengers from Algeria, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Chad, Iraq, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Sudan. Relatives of the missing passengers gathered in Paris and Cairo airports in hopes of good news from both Egyptian and Greek authorities. There are no reported survivors.
The last incident involving EgyptAir was a hijack on March 29, 2016.
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