EgyptAir crash: Human remains point to explosion on board
May 24, 2016  15:01
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Just in: EgyptAir 804 Crash: Egyptian Forensic officials say human remains recovered point to an explosion on board. The Airbus A320 was en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard when it vanished from radar early on May 19.

Greece's defence minister said the plane turned 90 degrees then 360-degrees before plummeting into the sea. Neither EgyptAir nor the Ministry of Civil Aviation have commented on the plane's final movements.Greece's defence minister Panos Kammenos had said the radar showed the Airbus A320 making two sharp turns and dropping more than 25,000ft (7,620m) before plunging into the Mediterranean Sea.Greek aviation officials had said air traffic controllers spoke to the pilot when he entered Greek airspace and everything appeared normal.


They tried to contact him again at 02:27 Cairo time, as the plane was set to enter Egyptian airspace, but "despite repeated calls, the aircraft did not respond".


Pic: Unidentified relatives and friends of passengers of the EgyptAir plane wait outside the EgyptAir in-flight service in Cairo.
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