An EgyptAir flight carrying 66 passengers and crew on a flight from Paris to Cairo went missing on Thursday, disappearing from radar over the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt’s national airline said.

The wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 804, carrying 56 passengers and 10 crew en route from Paris to Cairo, has been found 290km off the coast of Alexandria.

There were 30 Egyptians, 15 French and 11 other people on board. All are feared dead.

Among the nationalities onboard, according to EgyptAir:

30 Egyptians
15 French nationals
2 Iraqis
1 Briton
1 Algerian
1 Belgium national
1 Canadian
1 Chadian student
1 Kuwaiti
1 Portuguese person
1 Saudi
1 Sudanese passenger
1 dual Australian-British citizen

No group has stepped forward to claim responsibility for the attack.

A U.S. review of satellite imagery so far has not produced any signs of an explosion, officials from multiple U.S. agencies told Reuters.

The plane "swerved and then plunged" before descending, Greece's defense minister told reporters.

Egypt's civil aviation minister said the cause is more likely terrorism than a technical issue.

French President Francois Hollande said Flight 804 "crashed" and that "no hypothesis" could be ruled out.

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