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EgyptAir Confirms Wreckage of Missing Plane Found - Vice President

© REUTERS / Christian HartmannThe EgyptAir plane assuring the following flight from Paris to Cairo, after flight MS804 disappeared from radar, taxies on the tarmac at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France, May 19, 2016
The EgyptAir plane assuring the following flight from Paris to Cairo, after flight MS804 disappeared from radar, taxies on the tarmac at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France, May 19, 2016 - Sputnik International
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EgyptAir Vice President Ahmed Adelhas told CNN that the missing plane's debris was found Thursday. Greek air safety officials later disputed the claim, saying debris found so far in the Mediterranean does not belong to an aircraft.

Searchers have found the wreckage of the EgyptAir Airbus 320, which crashed in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday night with 66 people on board, EgyptAir Vice President Ahmed Adel announced on Thursday. The company received a letter from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry which confirms that the debris belong to the missing MS804 flight. 

​​"We have found the wreckage," Adel stated in an interview with CNN.  

​The head of Greek air safety authority Athanassios, however, later told journalists the wreckage found "does not come from a plane."  Adel later issued a retraction on his earlier statement.

EgyptAir Flight MS804 departed from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at 23:09 GMT. The aircraft was heading for Cairo International Airport. According to the airline, there were a total of 66 people on board the plane, including 56 passengers.

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