Piercing Egyptian secrecy, probe of EgyptAir crash faults airline with lapses
When an EgyptAir flight crashed on its way from Paris to Cairo in May 2016, international law designated the Egyptian govt to lead a probe to find out why the jet plunged suddenly into the Mediterranean Sea, killing all 66 people aboard. That investigation was never completed. Instead, Egyptian authorities said a bomb had likely brought down the plane and withheld key evidence from French investigators, citing the secrecy of their counterterrorism inquiry. But 3.5 years later, a French judicial probe has alleged that maintenance and safety lapses by EgyptAir left the plane unsafe to fly in the days before it crashed, according to confidential documents. A leak of oxygen in the cockpit preceded a fire that likely disabled the plane, contradicting Egypt’s claim that a terrorist act brought down the aircraft. <br/>
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Piercing Egyptian secrecy, probe of EgyptAir crash faults airline with lapses
When an EgyptAir flight crashed on its way from Paris to Cairo in May 2016, international law designated the Egyptian govt to lead a probe to find out why the jet plunged suddenly into the Mediterranean Sea, killing all 66 people aboard. That investigation was never completed. Instead, Egyptian authorities said a bomb had likely brought down the plane and withheld key evidence from French investigators, citing the secrecy of their counterterrorism inquiry. But 3.5 years later, a French judicial probe has alleged that maintenance and safety lapses by EgyptAir left the plane unsafe to fly in the days before it crashed, according to confidential documents. A leak of oxygen in the cockpit preceded a fire that likely disabled the plane, contradicting Egypt’s claim that a terrorist act brought down the aircraft. <br/>
