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EgyptAir flight 804 debris foundCAIRO — Egyptian air and naval forces have spotted a body part, passengers’ personal belongings and other debris from EgyptAir flight 804, which crashed while carrying 66 passengers and crew from Paris to Cairo, the Egyptian army and Greek defense minister said today.Greece’s defense minister Panos Kammenos said Greek authorities received notification that Egyptian authorities had spotted the body part, two seats and suitcases during their search in the Mediterranean Sea for the wreckage of the Airbus 320. The plane disappeared off radar at 2.45 a.m. local time Thursday morning.The debris was found 180 miles north of the coastal city of Alexandria, Egyptian army spokesman Brig. Gen. Mohammed Samir said in a statement posted on his Facebook page.A team of Egyptian investigators led by Ayman el-Mokadam — along with French and British investigators and an expert from Airbus — will inspect what the army has found, Egyptian officials said.On Thursday, Kammenos said that the plane swerved wildly before plummeting into the sea.
