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Greece lost it from radar. Just moments ago, egypts government in charge of the investigation says terrorism is more likely to blame than any technical failure. This is what we know right now. The paris to cairo flight had 66 people on board. Air Traffic Controllers in greece say the egyptair pilots did not respond to the calls during the last 90 seconds of the flight. It vanished from the radar, 173 miles off of the egypts coast. The problems emerged at 37,000 feet. Aviation experts say this is the safest part of the flight, because it is at cruising altitude and under less stress. Were bringing of all of the late ets developments. Lets begin with Nic Robertson in london. The latest information we have coming in from greek authorities is that some debris, two pieces of debris, have been spotted, 50 miles southeast of the site where the aircraft disappeared off the radar. ....
Transmitted this data indicates a smoke alerlt in toilet and in the avionics compartment. An aviation specialist told fox news this could mean there was a fire on board which could have caused the planes controls to completely fail. Now until the aircraft is recovered, investigators wont be able to learn exactly what happened. Several countries including france have joined in the search and rescue operation and today the first items of wreckage were discovered. The Egyptian Navy says its ships recovered personal items with what is parts of the plane such as seats, they found human remains, too, a sad confirmation that none of the 66 passengers and crew is likely to have survived the crash. The debris was discovered 180 miles north of egypts coast not far from where the last signal from the flight was. Picked up. The next step is to locate the main body of the aircraft, something this u. S. Navy plane is assisting with and as always ....
Over 6,000 hours of flying time over 2,000 in this specific type of plane. His co pilot over 2,000 hours of flying time. The weather was fine when they dropped off the radar. Usually this would suggest a catastrophic event, high drop in pressure. No one is suggesting that is what it is egyptair has gone to Great Lengths to say no one should jump to conclusions. The Prime Minister saying nothing can be discounted. They are setting up meetings with the National Security advisors. The french issued their condolences to those involved. That is the first suggestion everyone on the plane may have died. Of those 56 passengers, 30 egyptians, 15 french, one britain, one belgium and a few from other countries. 7 staff on board and 3 Security Officials which is normal op ....