Father of Egypt Air crew member says he has no hope.

Record ID: 102087

  • Title: Father of Egypt Air crew member says he has no hope.
  • Date: 24th May 2016
  • Summary: CAIRO, EGYPT (MAY 24, 2016) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF HOTEL (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) FATHER OF STEWARDESS ON EGYPTAIR FLIGHT, EZZ EL DIN SAFWAT, SAYING: "Today, they were taking samples from the families of the victims. So far, I do not know what happened or if they found anything. They took samples from the families to analyze the DNA in case they find someone they could find a match and know who the person is." HOTEL SIGN READING English: "NOVOTEL" (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) FATHER OF STEWARDESS ON EGYPTAIR FLIGHT, EZZ EL DIN SAFWAT, SAYING: "I have no hopes, the hopes are gone. I hope she is considered a martyr and God be with us and with the families of all those affected by the plane. I hope we follow her to heaven." SAFWAT WALKING AWAY
  • Embargoed: 8th June 2016 17:11
  • Keywords: plane crash aircraft Egypt air stewardess air hostess father crew Paris
  • Location: CAIRO, EGYPT
  • City: CAIRO, EGYPT
  • Country: Egypt
  • Topics: Air Accidents,Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014J64ZT3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:In a hotel near Cairo airport, relatives of the victims of EgyptAir plane, that crashed last week, gave DNA samples on Tuesday (May 24), to help identify body parts that have been recovered so far.
    Father of stewardess Samar Safwat, Ezz el Din Safwat, gave his blood sample, expected to help identify the remains of his daughter.
    The head of Egypt's forensics authority dismissed a suggestion on Tuesday that the small size of the body parts retrieved indicated there was an explosion on board.
    Investigators struggling to work out why the Airbus 320 jet vanished from radar screens last Thursday (May 19), with 66 passengers and crew on board, are looking for clues in the human remains and debris recovered from the Mediterranean Sea so far.
    Safwat said that anything is possible but it is still premature to predict the cause of the crash. He said he has no hope left that his daughter will be found alive.
    "I have no hopes, the hopes are gone. I hope she is considered a martyr and God be with us and with the families of all those affected by the plane. I hope we follow her to heaven," he said.
    An Egyptian forensic official said 23 bags of body parts have been collected since Sunday (May 22), the largest of them no bigger than the palm of a hand. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said their size suggested there had been an explosion although no trace of explosives had been detected.
    But Hisham Abdelhamid, head of Egypt's forensics authority, said that assessment was "mere assumptions" and that it was too early to draw conclusions.
    At least two other sources with direct knowledge of the investigation also said it would be premature to say what caused EgyptAir flight 804 to plunge into the sea.
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