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Body part, plane debris found in EgyptAir search: Greek minister

By AFP
Egypt The Egyptian Navy has intensified its search mission in the Mediterranean Sea for the remains of an EgyptAir plane which crashed on May 19.  By  Egyptian Defence MinistryAFP
MAY 20, 2016 LISTEN
The Egyptian Navy has intensified its search mission in the Mediterranean Sea for the remains of an EgyptAir plane which crashed on May 19. By (Egyptian Defence Ministry/AFP)

Athens (AFP) - A body part, seats and one or more items of luggage were found Friday by crews searching for the wreckage of an EgyptAir passenger jet that crashed in the Mediterranean on Thursday, Greece's defence minister said.

"A few hours earlier we were informed (by Egyptian authorities) that a body part, two seats and one or more items of luggage where found in the search area" off the coast of Alexandria, Panos Kammenos told a news conference.

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