Traces of explosives have been detected on remains of victims of an EgyptAir plane crash in May that killed all 66 people on board, AFP reported Thursday (December 15th).
An official investigative committee which made the discovery has referred the case to Egypt's state prosecution, Egypt's aviation ministry said in a statement.
Under Egyptian law, the prosecution takes over "if it becomes clear to the investigative committee that there is criminal suspicion behind the accident", the ministry said.
EgyptAir MS804 was en route from Paris to Cairo when it disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean.
Investigators determined that a fire broke out in or near the cockpit of the Airbus A320 before it crashed between Crete and the coast of northern Egypt.
Egypt's aviation minister has said a terrorist attack was the most likely cause of the crash.
There is a bit of wrong information in the article. The plane was on a flight from Paris to Cairo, and so, the responsibility is on the French airport.
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