Egyptian military discovers wreckage of flight #MS804 & passengers belongings north of Alexandria
The plane was en route to Cairo from Charle de Gaulle Airport in Paris on Wednesday when it disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean Sea, shortly after entering Egyptian airspace.
The military said in a statement that it detected parts of debris and some of the passengers’
belongings while searching for the aircraft's black box, according to
Reuters.
The army's statement, posted on its official Facebook
page, adds that the search operation is under way, involving naval
vessels and military aircraft.
President Adbel Fattah al-Sisi
expressed his condolences to families of those on board, signifying that
it is considered unlikely that any of the people on board survived.
"The presidency, with utmost sadness and regret, mourns the
victims on aboard the EgyptAir flight who were killed after the plane
crashed in the Mediterranean on its way back to Cairo from Paris," a statement from Sisi's office was quoted by Reuters as saying.
EgyptAir
has confirmed on its Twitter account that debris and personal
belongings were found 295km away from the coast of Alexandria. The
airline also tweeted condolences to the families of the victims.
"The
Egyptian Armed Forces have informed EGPTAIR that they have found first
debris from the missing aircraft operating flight MS804"
