In Paris, French President François Hollande said the plane had “crashed,” but gave no more details on what could have brought the plane down. The Airbus A320 made “sudden swerves” and dropped from 37,000 feet to 15,000 moments after crossing from the Greek flight control area into Egypt’s jurisdiction, said Greece’s defense minister, Panos Kammenos. In March, an EgyptAir flight from Alexandria was hijacked and diverted to Cyprus. EgyptAir Flight MS804 left Paris late Wednesday night, but lost contact with the tracking system at 2:30 a.m. Cairo time on May 19. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)An EgyptAir plane made abrupt turns and plunged steeply Thursday shortly before disappearing from radar over the Mediterranean, a Greek official said, deepening the mystery over the possible last moments aboard the Cairo-bound plane with 66 people aboard.

Source: Washington Post May 18, 2016 21:53 UTC