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EgyptAir crash: Plane 'made sharp turns before plunge'

Search and rescue teams are scouring the Mediterranean for a missing EgyptAir plane. Egypt's aviation minister says terrorism was a more likely cause than technical failure.

Another crisis for the global travel business. Search teams are scouring the eastern Mediterranean after an Egyptian airliner disappears with sixty-six people on board, reports say the aircraft made two sharp turns and then plunged in altitude. Egypt's aviation minister says terrorism was a more likely cause than technical failure - we have the latest.

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Thu 19 May 2016 17:32GMT

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