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Despite early reports to the contrary, an EgyptAir official now says debris from flight MS804 has not yet been found. USA TODAY
Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, right, speaks to reporters after arriving at the Cairo airport to discuss missing EgyptAir flight 804 on May 19, 2016.(Photo: SOLIMAN OTEIFI, EPA)
Search crews found debris Friday that was linked to the EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, killing the 66 people on board.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Here's what we know about the plane that was en route to Cairo from Paris:
1. What did authorities find?
EgyptAir says Egyptian military forces found the debris from the missing plane 180 miles<span style="color: Red;">*</span>from the Egyptian coastal city of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Alexandria Friday. Among the remains were passengers' body parts, belongings and luggage.
Authorities also have found evidence that there was smoke in the cabin moments before the plane went down.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>France's Bureau of Investigations and Analysis told the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Agence France-Presse news agency Saturday that digital messages emitted from the plane indicated there was smoke in the cabin shortly before data transmission was lost.
What they didn't find were the plane's black box data recorders, devices that can help determine whether terrorist brought down the AirbusA320. The black boxes are crucial in helping explain why the plane wildly swerved left 90 degrees, then right a full 360 degrees before dropping thousands of feet.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Crews continue to search for the black boxes and more evidence that can explain what happened to MS Flight 804.
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The Egyptian Navy searches for missing EgyptAir flight MS804 off the Egyptian coast, north of Alexandria, Egypt.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Egyptian Defence Ministry via epa)
2. What's the likelihood of finding the black box?
As more time passes, it will be only more difficult for authorities to find the black boxes, which contain recordings from the cockpit for up to two hours.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The waters in the search area are 8,000 to 10,000 feet deep, and the pings can be detected up to a depth of 20,000 feet. However, the recorders will stop pinging in about a month, making it downright impossible to track down after that. The Malaysian Flight MH370's black boxes were never recovered.
A French Navy patrol boat with sonar detection was deployed to help pick up the underwater "pings," but it's not expected to reach the search area for another two days.
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3. Was it a terror attack?
Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathi said the plane was more likely brought down in a terror attack rather than a technical malfunction. Other officials have echoed his suspicions and suggest a bomb brought it down, basing it on the plane's erratic movements. However, no evidence confirms that terrorism caused the crash.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
Jean-Marc Ayrault, France's foreign minister, said there is<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"absolutely no indication" of what led to the crash. Another French official said there is no predominant theory.
No terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for the attack. European security officials said no passengers were on terror watch lists, referencing a manifest that leaked, the Associated Press reported. EgyptAir has not verified the manifest.
4. What about the victims?
The 56 passengers and 10 crew members on board have been presumed dead. However, crews continue to search the remains of the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>victims. EgyptAir has offered to host loved ones<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and has set up a support center for relatives in a hotel near Cairo International Airport. They also set up a hotline for loved ones.
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— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) May 20, 2016
Contributing: Associated Press.
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