- Title: Egyptians found body part, seat in EgyptAir plane search - Greek defence minister
- Date: 20th May 2016
- Summary: ATHENS, GREECE (MAY 20, 2016) (REUTERS) GREEK DEFENCE MINISTER, PANOS KAMMENOS, SPEAKING AT NEWS CONFERENCE AT GREEK DEFENCE MINISTRY (SOUNDBITE) (Greek) GREEK DEFENCE MINISTER, PANOS KAMMENOS, SAYING: "A short while ago we were briefed by Egyptian authorities... of the discovery of a body part, of two seats and luggage in the area where the search was taking place south of where the aircraft signal was lost." KAMMENOS AT NEWS CONFERENCE
- Embargoed: 4th June 2016 13:12
- Keywords: plane EgyptAir Greece Mediterranean missing
- Location: ATHENS, GREECE
- City: ATHENS, GREECE
- Country: Greece
- Topics: Air Accidents,Disaster/Accidents
- Reuters ID: LVA0014IM4SP3
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Egyptian authorities found luggage, seats and a body part during the search for an EgyptAir jet which plunged into the Mediterranean, Greece's defence minister said on Friday (May 20).
"A short while ago we were briefed by Egyptian authorities... of the discovery of a body part, of two seats and luggage in the area where the search was taking place south of where the aircraft signal was lost," Defence Minister Panos Kammenos told reporters during a briefing in Athens.
The flight with 66 people on board vanished minutes after leaving Greek for Egyptian airspace on Thursday (May 19) morning.
Kammenos said Greece could not speculate on the reasons the aircraft crashed.
He reiterated that Greek radar picked up sharp swings in its trajectory as it plunged from a cruising altitude to 15,000 feet, then vanishing from radar.
The Egyptian military found the personal belongings of passengers and other debris from an EgyptAir jet floating in the Mediterranean, Cairo said on Friday, confirming that the plane had plunged into the sea with 66 people on board.
The navy said it had found the debris about 290 km (180 miles) north of the coastal city of Alexandria and was sweeping the area in search of the plane's black box recorders. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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