EgyptAir flight MS804: First photos of plane wreckage released by Egyptian military

Mark Chandler21 May 2016

The first photos of wreckage from the EgyptAir crash, showing mangled pieces of the plane, have been published by the Egyptian military.

In images published today, the airline's logo can be seen on a number of pieces of wreckage, which seem to show parts of the plane's fuselage along with life jackets and parts of seats.

According to officials, the items were found on Friday by military planes searching for the missing aircraft.

The photos showed a yellow life vest from the flight, along with twisted blue metal panels.

Debris recovered from the plane's crash site
AP

There were also images of tattered fabrics, foam from the plane seats and what appeared to be a pink bag.

Search crews found debris in the Mediterranean
AP

Flight MS804 crashed while over the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, killing all 66 people on board.

Debris recovered from the crashed EgyptAir plane
AP

Search crews had found human remains, seats and luggage from the crashed aircraft yesterday.

Debris recovered from the plane's crash site
AP

But they were still hunting for the airliner's black boxes, to try and piece together information on what caused the disaster, thought by many to be a terrorist attack

Officials have revealed smoke was detected on board the plane after reports a fire broke out in the plane's toilet.

Egyptian authorities have said they believe terrorism is a more likely explanation than equipment failure, and some aviation experts have said the erratic flight suggests a bomb blast or a struggle in the cockpit.

Meanwhile, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said he and other officials - including representatives of Paris Aeroport, the French prosecutor, EgyptAir, and the Egyptian ambassador to Paris - had met with about 100 family members to express their "profound compassion" over the crash.

Following the meeting, he said: "All the hypotheses are being examined - none are being favoured."

French air accident investigators are already in Cairo, he said.

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