Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn Washington on Sunday, government officials debated whether the Islamic State or some other terrorist entity had orchestrated the EgyptAir crash. Paris FRANCE Path of EgyptAir Flight 804 Last known location Med. Both flight recorders are fitted with acoustic beacons, or “pingers,” that can be detected from a distance of up to about three miles. “Please, let’s not jump to any conclusions.”Where the EgyptAir Flight Crashed EgyptAir Flight 804, en route from Paris to Cairo, disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday morning after it abruptly turned and dropped in altitude. But the search crews have yet to find the main body of the plane and its cockpit data and voice recorders, commonly known as the black boxes.

Source: New York Times May 22, 2016 12:07 UTC