French President Francois Hollande
confirmed on Thursday that the EgyptAir flight that disappeared from radar
screens over the Mediterranean had "crashed".
"We must ensure that we know
everything on the causes of what happened. No hypothesis is ruled out or
favoured," he said in a televised address. "Whether it was an
accident or another hypothesis that everyone has on their mind - a terrorist
hypothesis... at this stage we must focus on our solidarity with the families
and the search for the causes of the catastrophe," Hollande added.
The Paris prosecutor's office said its
accident department had opened an investigation into the crash. The EgyptAir
flight from Paris to Cairo crashed into the Mediterranean between the Greek
islands and the Egyptian coast early today with 66 people on board.
"We feel solidarity and compassion.
It's not the first such catastrophe, and we know what it means for families and
loved ones," Hollande said.
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