– found debris floating on the surface of the sea south of the island of Karpathos – Greek state television reported. This is the area searched for the missing aircraft EgyptAir, which had 66 people on board. Egyptian minister of aviation and the Russian FSB say that probably there was a coup.
Two floating on the sea surface plastic objects located the Greek frigate. There are close to the place near which last received a signal from the plane – Reuters news agency reported, citing its sources in the Greek army. Finding the remains confirmed the Greek state television.
There is some information on the causes of the disappearance of the aircraft, but according to Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation Sherif Fathy’ego “is more likely than an attack technical problems.” Just say the Russian service. According to the head of the FSB Alexander Bortnikov terrorist act it is “most likely”.
The violent maneuvers before disappearing
He informed the Greek defense minister, a moment before disappearing from radar plane flying from Paris to Cairo performed ” violent maneuvers. “
– at 3.39 (hr. 2.29 Egyptian time) plane headed south – southeast of the islands Kassos and Karpathos. Then, immediately after wleceniu in Egyptian airspace, made a sharp turns, first about 90 degrees to the left and 360 degrees to the right – said at a press conference, Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos.
He added, immediately after these maneuvers the machine began to rapidly lose altitude. 
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the machine disappears from the radar
As reported airlines Airbus A320 took off from Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris on Wednesday at. 23.09. As planned flight MS804 was to end in the Egyptian capital at. 3.15 local time. According to the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation contact with the crew of the aircraft was lost, however, shortly after its entry into Egyptian airspace in the chair. 2.30. Airbus was then the waters of the Mediterranean at an altitude of over 11 km and approx. 280 km from the Egyptian coast.
Anonymous representatives of the Egyptian aviation authorities, cited by agencies AP and dpa, informed an hour before 9 am that a plane He crashed. Later officially denied this statement, however, the Egyptian Ministry. Civil Aviation. Also, Prime Minister of Egypt stressed that it is too early to decide what happened with the machine.
Around noon, French President Francois Hollande acknowledged, however, that all the data indicate that the plane crashed. He stressed that everything must be done to “know the cause of what happened” and whether it is “an accident, or another hypothesis, perhaps a terrorist.” The French president assured solidarity with the families of the victims. He confirmed that among the passengers were 15 French people.
The foreign ministers of France and Egypt passed a condolence in connection with the “collapse” of the aircraft. The French foreign minister also met with the families of the passengers and, as he said, “is connected with them in pain.”
He was an SOS signal?
Initially it reported that the pilots did not receive any SOS signals. Later, the Egyptian authorities have stated that such a signal has been received by the Egyptian army at 4.26 local time, nearly two hours after the disappearance of the machine from the radar. In a statement, however, he denied the Egyptian army. – Army received a signal, but it was not a call for help. We are currently checking this – Egyptian Prime Minister commented on the ambiguity.
On board were 56 passengers and 10 crew members. Lines EgyptAir announced that among the passengers were, among others, 30 Egyptians, 15 French and one national of the United Kingdom, Portugal, Canada and Belgium.
As confirmed by Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the plane was not Polish citizens.
“no hypothesis can not be excluded”
the Egyptian authorities announced that the area of the disappearance of the Airbus sent military aircraft; own search and rescue teams also sent to the carrier. In the area where the plane disappeared, they were also sent Greek planes and a ship military to help in the search. – So far, nothing was found, the search continues – have informed the Greek service.
Greek Defence Ministry reported that the checks are also reports of the captain of one of the commercial vessels that had to see “the flame in the sky” approx. 240 km on south of the island of Karpathos. In the same area of focus search.
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French President Francois Hollande talked on the plane with the Egyptian president Abd el-Fatah es-Sisim. Both countries have announced close cooperation in order to clarify the circumstances of the incident. Due to the disappearance of the plane, Egyptian President convened the extraordinary meeting of the National Security Council, and he will be presided – said the presidential office in Cairo.
As reported, the European Organisation for. Safety of Air Navigation, Eurocontrol, “no weather problems did not occur in time the disappearance of a passenger plane Egypt EgyptAir or around its last known position. “
As told TVN24 reporter Anna Kowalska, according to French experts all indications are that this was a terrorist attack. – First of all, points to the fact that the plane exploded in the air at a very high altitude – she said. The fact that the plane exploded, informed the Greeks, who were to be witnesses of the explosion in the air, after which the plane went down.
Accidents in the past
March 29 flying from Alexandria to Cairo another Airbus A320 EgyptAir was kidnapped by the unstable mentally man which forced the crew to land the machine in Cyprus Larnaca. He was arrested, none of the passengers nothing happened.
EgyptAir has a fleet of 57 Airbus and Boeing, including 15 Airbus A320s. The last tragic accident involving machines that carrier took place in May 2002, when a Boeing 737 crashed on the hill, approaching to land at the airport in the Tunisian Carthage. Killed 14 people.
Agents recall that in 1999, EgyptAir plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the United States, killing all 217 people on board. In later published report, investigators found that the co-pilot deliberately switched off the automatic control and turned the aircraft down, but the Egyptian authorities claim that the cause was a technical failure.
Author: ts, mm, mk // weaves, MTOM, gak / Source: Reuters, PAP, EgyptAir, BBC
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