Saturday, May 21, 2016

EgyptAir Flight 804 Crash -- News Updates May 21, 2016



Daily Mail: Were EgyptAir passengers alive for three minutes as plane burned? Experts say flight data 'points towards a bomb' as first pictures emerge of MS804's wreckage and search teams 'discover black box'

* The first pictures of the mangled wreckage from EgyptAir flight 804 have emerged from the crash site
* Investigators confirm smoke alarms were sounding on board EgyptAir Flight MS804 before it crashed into the sea
* Experts say the leaked data indicates that the plane crash was caused by an on-board bomb or 'incendiary device'
* Hundreds of mourners gathered to offer prayers for victims of EgyptAir flight which crashed in the Mediterranean
* Father of the co-pilot was overwhelmed by messages of condolence as imam led emotional service for the missing
* Captain's father collapsed with grief at another vigil in his home city near Cairo where doomed jet was due to land

Smoke alarms were sounding for almost three minutes on board EgyptAir Flight 804 before it plummeted into the sea, investigators have confirmed, leading experts to claim the crash was likely caused by a bomb or 'incendiary device'.

Experts have drawn various conclusions from leaked data about alerts sent out by the doomed jet in its final moments, with many pointing out that for now any information gleaned is 'pure conjecture'.

While the data indicates that something catastrophic did occur on board the plane - seeming to rule out theories that it was deliberately crashed into the sea by a pilot or hijacker - there is disagreement as to whether it points to a bomb or a fire on board.

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EgyptAir Flight 804 Crash -- News Updates May 21, 2016

Smoke, cockpit woes signal chaotic end for EgyptAir plane -- AP
EgyptAir jet sent smoke-alarm warnings before crash -- Reuters
French aviation agency confirms smoke alerts on EgyptAir plane -- France 24
Images of wreckage released in EgyptAir probe -- CNN
Data Points to Rapid Loss of Control Aboard EgyptAir Jet -- NYT
EgyptAir flight MS804: smoke detected in 'multiple locations' before crash -- The Guardian
France: Smoke detected on EgyptAir flight before crash -- Al Jazeera
PHOTOS: Egyptian Military Releases First Images Of EgyptAir Plane Debris -- NPR
First available EgyptAir audio indicated no apparent issues hours before losing contact -- FOX News
EgyptAir Was Aware of Threats to Security, Including One Scribbled on Plane -- NYT

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