French President Francois Hollande confirmed fears over the fate of EgyptAir flight MS804, stating that the “plane has crashed”. “Information confirms, alas, that this plane has crashed, and it has disappeared,” said the French President at a press conference. Meanwhile, Greece’s Minister of Defense announced that the airplane plunged 22,000 feet and made sudden swerves before disappearing. The plane swerved 90 degrees left and then 360 degrees right prior to dropping off all radars, said the Defense Minister. Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation, at a press conference, said that it could not confirm Greece’s reports, adding that investigations are ongoing and that no debris has been discovered.. The Ministry, EgyptAir, and French officials have warned against assumptions about the cause of the airplane’s fate. Earlier, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry exchanged condolences with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault in a telephone conversation over what was described in a statement issued by Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the “fall” of the EgyptAir flight MS804. French President on #EgyptAir: “Information confirms, alas, that this plane has crashed”https://t.co/GhpGsEfiLL https://t.co/8JJBRABSxR — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 19, 2016 Both sides expressed their willingness to…
