EgyptAir wreckage found in Mediterranean: Egypt army

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An image grab taken from a handout video released by the Egyptian Defence Ministry on May 20, 2016 shows the Egyptian military taking part in a search mission in the Mediterranean Sea for the remains of an EgyptAir plane which crashed on May 19, 2016 with 66 people on board, as mystery surrounded its fate despite suspicions of terrorism. / AFP PHOTO / EGYPTIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY AND AFP PHOTO / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / EGYPTIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
An image grab taken from a handout video released by the Egyptian Defence Ministry on May 20, 2016 shows the Egyptian military taking part in a search mission in the Mediterranean Sea for the remains of an EgyptAir plane which crashed on May 19, 2016 with 66 people on board, as mystery surrounded its fate despite suspicions of terrorism. / AFP PHOTO / EGYPTIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY AND AFP PHOTO / 

CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Egypt’s military said its search teams found wreckage on Friday from the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean with 66 people on board.

“Egyptian aircraft and navy vessels have found personal belongings of passengers and parts of the wreckage 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Alexandria,” its spokesman said on his Facebook page.

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