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The rescue forces have found remains of the plane of Egyptair disappeared last night 50 miles southeast of the greek island of Kárpatos, confirmed to EFE a spokesman of the Ministry of Defense.

The source pointed out that these are two pieces of plastic with the strings of orange.

The remains were found in the area where they had launched the last night the search operation, after disappear the Airbus A-320 of radars.

The source could not specify who found the remains, but it is presumed that it was an Egyptian aircraft which the observed.

The Greek Defense Minister, Panos Kamenos, had previously pointed out in a press conference that the plane lost a lot of height shortly after leaving the Greek airspace and that took a turn first of 90 degrees to the left and 360 degrees in the opposite direction.

Before disappearing from the radar is the appliance fell from 37,000 to 15,000 feet.

As reported by the Greek Civil Aviation, the plane with the flight number MSR 804 entered the Greek airspace to the 2.24 local time (1124 GMT).

Maintained contact with the control tower of Athens until the 2.48 h (1148 GMT), where the control tower told him the journey that should take up to abandon the Greek airspace.

The Controller stated that the commander was cheerful and thanked him in Greek.

The 3.27 (00.27 GMT), the control tower of Athens tried to get back in contact with the aircraft to give the exit toward the Egyptian airspace.

Despite make several calls, the controller does not receive a reply, after which sounded the alarm and the nave was given as missing, Civil Aviation said in a statement.

Kamenos said that the signal requesting rescue came to the 3.37 00.37 local time (GMT) and that four minutes later took off a C-130 aircraft of the Air Force to start the search operation.

 

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