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| EgyptAir Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo 'disappears from radar' | EgyptAir Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo 'disappears from radar' |
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| An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo has disappeared from radar, the Egyptian airline says. | An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo has disappeared from radar, the Egyptian airline says. |
| It says there are 59 passengers and 10 crew members on board Flight MS804. | It says there are 59 passengers and 10 crew members on board Flight MS804. |
| The aircraft was flying at 37,000ft (11,300m) when it went missing over the eastern Mediterranean. An official said the plane lost contact with radar at 02:45 Cairo time (00:45 GMT). | The aircraft was flying at 37,000ft (11,300m) when it went missing over the eastern Mediterranean. An official said the plane lost contact with radar at 02:45 Cairo time (00:45 GMT). |
| The company said it would issue an update "when more information becomes available". | The company said it would issue an update "when more information becomes available". |
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| EgyptAir said the plane disappeared about 10 miles (16km) into Egyptian air space. | EgyptAir said the plane disappeared about 10 miles (16km) into Egyptian air space. |
| It said the concerned authorities had been notified, and search and rescue teams were now looking for the aircraft. | |
| The search operation is being co-ordinated with the Greek authorities. | |
| According to the flightradar24.com website, which tracks passenger flights around the globe, the plane is an Airbus A320. | According to the flightradar24.com website, which tracks passenger flights around the globe, the plane is an Airbus A320. |
| The aircraft left Paris at 23:09 local time on Wednesday (21:09 GMT) and was scheduled to arrive in the Egyptian capital soon after 03:00 local time on Thursday. | |
| In March, an EgyptAir plane was hijacked and diverted to Cyprus. The attacker later surrendered and all hostages were released. | |
| Last October, a Russian passenger plane flying from Sharm el-Sheikh crashed over the Sinai peninsula killing all 224 people on board. Officials in Moscow later said the aircraft was brought down by an explosive device. | |
| Islamic State militants said they had bombed the plane. |