Airplane seats, a body part, and luggage items have been spotted by crews searching for the wreckage of EgyptAir flight 804, authorities said. The plane bound from Paris to Cairo, carrying 66 passengers and crew members, crashed in the Mediterranean Sea after disappearing from the radar early Thursday. What brought down the flight has not been determined.
WHAT WE KNOW
The wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 804, carrying 56 passengers and 10 crew en route from Paris to Cairo, has been found 290km off the coast of Alexandria.
There were 30 Egyptians, 15 French and 11 other people on board. All are feared dead.
No group has stepped forward to claim responsibility for the attack.
A U.S. review of satellite imagery so far has not produced any signs of an explosion, officials from multiple U.S. agencies told Reuters.
The plane "swerved and then plunged" before descending, Greece's defense minister told reporters.
Egypt's civil aviation minister said the cause is more likely terrorism than a technical issue.
French President Francois Hollande said Flight 804 "crashed" and that "no hypothesis" could be ruled out