EgyptAir Confirms Wreckage of Missing Plane Found - Vice President

EgyptAir Vice President Ahmed Adelhas told CNN that the missing plane's debris was found Thursday. Greek air safety officials later disputed the claim, saying debris found so far in the Mediterranean does not belong to an aircraft.

Searchers have found the wreckage of the EgyptAir Airbus 320, which crashed in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday night with 66 people on board, EgyptAir Vice President Ahmed Adel announced on Thursday. The company received a letter from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry which confirms that the debris belong to the missing MS804 flight. 

The Egyptian Investigation Team in co-operation with the Greek counterpart are still searching for other remains of the missing plane.

— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) 19 May 2016

​​"We have found the wreckage," Adel stated in an interview with CNN.  

from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs declaring the finding of wreckage of the missing aircraft No. MS 804

— EGYPTAIR (@EGYPTAIR) 19 May 2016

​The head of Greek air safety authority Athanassios, however, later told journalists the wreckage found "does not come from a plane."  Adel later issued a retraction on his earlier statement.

EgyptAir Flight MS804 departed from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at 23:09 GMT. The aircraft was heading for Cairo International Airport. According to the airline, there were a total of 66 people on board the plane, including 56 passengers.