EgyptAir crash: First images of debris released

The Egyptian military has released the first images of items found from EgyptAir flight MS804 which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday.

The items found so far include parts of the aircraft marked EgyptAir, vests, parts of seats and people’s belongings.

The Airbus A320 aircraft was travelling from Paris to Cairo when it vanished from the radar early on Thursday. There were 66 people on board including 56 passengers.

Officials are continuing the search to find the black boxes from the plane. No causes have been ruled out including a possible terror attack.

“The search is ongoing. It has uncovered initial pieces of the aircraft, body parts, belongings of the deceased, and it will continue hopefully until we can ascertain exactly where the plane has gone down,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told CNN.

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