(REUTERS) An EgyptAir senior official told CNN the wreckage of the Cairo-bound jet was located. Greek authorities said they found “floating material” that is likely to be debris from the plane.
Here is the latest post from the EgyptAir airline Facebook page. It says that Cairo’s foreign ministry has confirmed finding the aircraft’s wreckage.
EgyptAir flight MS804: Here’s what we know:
- Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo missing soon after entering Egyptian airspace
- Airbus A320 carrying 56 passengers, 10 crew
- Athens said the plane swerved mid-air before plunging and vanishing
- Greek authorities confirmed that material likely to be aircraft debris was found in the sea
- Egyptian Prime Minister said it was too early to rule out any cause. Country’s aviation minister said it was more likely a terrorist attack than a technical failure
