Source: MSN
ATHENS, May 19 (Reuters) – Aircraft debris was found in the southern Mediterranean by Greek authorities searching for a missing EgyptAir aircraft which vanished from radar screens early Thursday, Greek state tv reported.
Earlier, Greek officials said pieces of plastic were found in the sea some 230 miles south of the island of Crete, and two lifevests which appeared to be from an aircraft.
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Update, 8:53 a.m. ET
CAIRO, May 19 (Reuters) – Egypt’s aviation minister said that a terrorist attack was more likely to have taken down the missing EgyptAir aircraft early Thursday morning than a technical failure.
There were no known security concerns about passengers aboard the missing plane but further checks are underway, he told a news conference.
The minister said however that it was still too early to draw any conclusions as to the cause of the plane’s disappearance.
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