Fire, not bomb, probably caused 2016 EgyptAir crash, French inquiry says
Source: Agence France-Presse
French investigators said on Friday a cockpit fire likely caused the 2016 EgyptAir MS804 crash that claimed the lives of 66 passengers and crew, contradicting Egyptian authorities who said explosives traces were found on the victims’ remains.
France’s civil aviation accident bureau, known by its French acronym BEA, said information gleaned from the flight recorders suggested “a fire broke out in the cockpit while the plane was at cruising altitude and the fire spread rapidly, causing the loss of control of the aircraft”.
The Airbus A320 was flying from Paris to Cairo on 19 May, 2016 when it crashed into the south-eastern Mediterranean, killing 66 people, including 40 Egyptians and 15 French citizens.
French investigators had always leaned towards a mechanical fault as the cause of the crash, saying they suspected that a mobile phone or tablet had caught fire.
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Agence France-Presse
Sat 7 Jul 2018 04.39 BST
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/07/fire-not-bomb-probably-caused-2016-egyptair-crash-french-inquiry-says
At the time: Donald Trump doesn't wait for investigators to call missing EgyptAir flight act of terror (CNN)
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Source: BBC
EgyptAir flight MS804: French investigators says fire likely cause
8 hours ago
The crash of EgyptAir flight MS804 in 2016 was probably caused by a fire in the cockpit, French investigators say.
They said onboard recorders suggested that the blaze had spread rapidly through the plane.
The findings contradict Egypt's earlier statements that explosives had been found on victims' remains, suggesting the aircraft had been bombed.
Sixty-six passengers and crew died when the flight from Paris to Cairo came down over the eastern Mediterranean.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44748324
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