Debris from missing EgyptAir flight found in MediterraneanMay 20, 2016 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Debris from the missing EgyptAir flight has been found floating in the Mediterranean, Egyptian officials say, according to BBC News. Flight MS804 was en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew when it vanished early on Thursday, May 19. Egypt's army spokesman said wreckage and passenger belongings were found 290km (180 miles) from Alexandria. Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said a body part, two seats and at least one suitcase had been found. The search is now focused on finding the plane's flight recorders, the Associated Press news agency reports. In a statement, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke of his "utmost sadness and regret" at the crash, BBC says. Greek, Egyptian, French and UK military units have been taking part in a search operation near Greece's Karpathos island. Greece said radar showed the Airbus A320 had made two sharp turns and dropped more than 25,000ft (7,620m) before plunging into the sea. Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |