Forensics AP: While search teams have not yet found the flight recorder from EgyptAir Flight 804, investigators say debris being collected from the crash suggest the plane was brought down by an explosion. A senior Egyptian forensics expert told the Associated Press today that the theory is “the logical explanation.” At least 80 pieces of small debris have been recovered and brought to Cairo, including human remains. "There isn't even a whole body part, like an arm or a head," an official said. Families of the victims have provided DNA samples to identify the remains as they are recovered.
Forensics: Human remains retrieved from the site where an Egyptian airliner crashed into the sea suggest that an explosion may have brought down the aircraft, Egyptian forensic officials told news agencies Tuesday. – Washington Post
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi said “all scenarios” are being considered in the investigation of the crash of Egyptian airliner into the Mediterranean Sea last week but warned the media against speculation it was brought down by a terrorist attack. – Washington Post
Almost 72 hours after the disappearance of EgyptAir Flight 804 raised concern that terrorists again may have struck commercial aviation, the absence of anyone taking responsibility has prompted questions about what transpired on the Airbus A320 aircraft. – Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
In an eerie coincidence, the EgyptAir jetliner that plunged into the Mediterranean on Thursday was once the target of political vandals who wrote in Arabic on its underside, “We will bring this plane down.” – New York Times
With a media blitz, the Islamic State has set its sights on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula as the next shot at expanding its empire and establishing a base from which to attack neighboring Israel. – Washington Times
Almost 72 hours after the disappearance of EgyptAir Flight 804 raised concern that terrorists again may have struck commercial aviation, the absence of anyone taking responsibility has prompted questions about what transpired on the Airbus A320 aircraft. – Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
In an eerie coincidence, the EgyptAir jetliner that plunged into the Mediterranean on Thursday was once the target of political vandals who wrote in Arabic on its underside, “We will bring this plane down.” – New York Times
With a media blitz, the Islamic State has set its sights on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula as the next shot at expanding its empire and establishing a base from which to attack neighboring Israel. – Washington Times
Egypt Air: On Friday Egyptian naval vessels found body parts, airplane seats, and personal belongings in the Mediterranean Sea from the EgyptAir flight that disappeared on Thursday with at least 66 people on board. While authorities suspect that terrorism caused the plane’s disappearance, no group has stepped forward to take credit for bringing down the plane. At least six countries have joined the search for the wreckage.
An Egyptian jetliner carrying 66 people from Paris to Cairo abruptly swerved, vanished from radar and plunged into the Mediterranean early Thursday, shortly before it was scheduled to land. Egyptian officials issued conflicting information about whether wreckage had been found and suggested terrorism was a more likely cause than technical failure. – New York Times
Debris from an EgyptAir plane that went down with at least 66 people on board was found on Friday in the Mediterranean Sea, the Egyptian military said. – New York Times
This latest setback was such a shock to the nation that Egypt’s leaders abandoned their typical approach to crisis management: obfuscation. Instead, they offered what appeared to be a candid assessment, acknowledging that the disaster might well have been a result of terrorism. And that was even before there was hard evidence of terrorism. – New York Times
A bomb could have been detonated on board EgyptAir Flight 804, the plane carrying 66 people that went missing Thursday between Paris and Cairo, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul told The Hill. – The Hill
Debris from an EgyptAir plane that went down with at least 66 people on board was found on Friday in the Mediterranean Sea, the Egyptian military said. – New York Times
This latest setback was such a shock to the nation that Egypt’s leaders abandoned their typical approach to crisis management: obfuscation. Instead, they offered what appeared to be a candid assessment, acknowledging that the disaster might well have been a result of terrorism. And that was even before there was hard evidence of terrorism. – New York Times
A bomb could have been detonated on board EgyptAir Flight 804, the plane carrying 66 people that went missing Thursday between Paris and Cairo, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul told The Hill. – The Hill
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