- Title: Coptic Christians hold prayers for EgyptAir crash victims
- Date: 22nd May 2016
- Summary: CAIRO, EGYPT (MAY 22, 2016) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF ARAB LEAGUE HEADQUARTERS FLAG ON ARAB LEAGUE BUILDING VARIOUS OF FORMER NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER AND CURRENT ADMINISTRATOR OF UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, HELEN CLARK, WITH SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ARAB LEAGUE, NABIL ELARABY FLAGS OF ARAB LEAGUE STATES INSIDE BUILDING (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER AND CURRENT ADMINISTRATOR OF UNDP, HELEN CLARK, SAYING: "First, I would like to offer my profound condolences to the people of Egypt on the tragedy with the plane which went missing last week. I know it has been a devastating time for the families and for the country and we offer very sincere condolences on that." EXTERIOR OF COPTIC CATHEDRAL COPTIC CHRISTIANS DURING PRAYERS WOMEN SEATED DURING PRAYERS WOMAN DURING PRAYERS VARIOUS OF PRIEST DELIVERING SERMON DURING PRAYERS WITH PICTURES OF TWO VICTIMS PLACED ON TABLE IN FRONT OF HIM
- Embargoed: 6th June 2016 12:37
- Keywords: EgyptAir Arab League Nabil Elaraby Helen Clark crash prayers Coptic Christians cathedral
- Location: CAIRO, EGYPT
- City: CAIRO, EGYPT
- Country: Egypt
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents
- Reuters ID: LVA0014IW2A87
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- Story Text: Former New Zealand Prime Minister and current Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Helen Clark, offered her condolences on Sunday (May 22) to relatives of the victims of the EgyptAir jet which crashed in the Mediterranean last week.
Clark was in Cairo meeting with Arab League Chief Nabil Elaraby as part of her campaign to become the next U.N. secretary general.
Meanwhile at Cairo's main Coptic Cathedral, the families and friends of nine of the crash victims held prayers in their memory.
Framed photographs of two of the passengers, Medhat Michael and Waguih Morris, were placed on a table during the prayers, and women, who were mostly clad in black clothing, were seen crying during the sermon.
On Sunday, Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that all possible scenarios about the cause of the crash were being considered, but that an investigation could take a long time. He said the facts would be made public as soon as they were available.
Egypt has said its navy has so far found human remains, wreckage and the personal belongings of passengers floating in the Mediterranean about 290 km (180 miles) north of Alexandria, but is still searching for the plane's two black box recorders that could provide valuable evidence on the cause of the crash.
Waters in the area of the Mediterranean under search could be 3,000 metres deep, which would place the black box locator beacons on the edge of their detectable range from the surface. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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