Snapshot
What We Know So Far:
- EgyptAir MS804 flight from Paris to Cairo went off the radar early on Thursday morning.
- It went missing over the Mediterranean Sea.
- The flight had a total of 66 people on board.
- Civil Aviation Ministry officials had first said the plane had crashed into the sea but later said it could not be confirmed.
- French President Francois Hollande later confirmed that the missing flight has crashed.
- Russian Federal Security Service said the crash was a terrorist attack.
- Flight debris and some passenger belongings found 295km north of Alexandria.
Smoke Detected Inside Cabin
Smoke alerts were detected inside the cabin of the EgyptAir plane, according to data published on air industry website, The Aviation Herald, on Friday. Smoke was detected in the toilet and the aircraft’s electrics, just minutes before the signal was lost on Thursday.
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Possible Oil Slick Detected
Satellite detects a possible oil-slick in the region where the plane crashed.
Greek defence minister has Panos Kammenos said that the first human remains, 2 seats, passengers suitcases have been found.
The US navy has dispatched a P-3 Orion maritime surveillance aircraft from a base in Sicily, according to The Guardian reports.
France, Greece and Turkey have already joined search operations with Egypt.
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Published: 19 May 2016, 9:11 AM IST