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Absolutely no indication what caused EgyptAir crash: French minister

Statement made even as Egyptian authorities say terrorism may have caused it; French govt to meet victims' families on Saturday

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Last Updated : May 20 2016 | 2:59 PM IST
France's foreign minister said today there was "absolutely no indication" what had caused the crash of an EgyptAir flight, despite Egyptian authorities saying terrorism was the most likely cause.

"We're looking at all possibilities, but none is being favoured over the others because we have absolutely no indication on the causes (of the crash)," Jean-Marc Ayrault told French television.

The French government will meet families of the victims on Saturday in order to "provide all the information we can," Ayrault said.

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A massive search was under way for the plane that disappeared yesterday over the Mediterranean with 66 people on board.

Egypt's aviation minister said yesterday that while it was too soon to say why the Airbus A320 flying from Paris to Cairo had vanished from radar screens, a "terrorist" attack would be a more likely scenario than a technical failure.

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First Published: May 20 2016 | 1:48 PM IST

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