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Attack more likely behind plane crisis than technical fault

An EgyptAir plane is seen on the runway at Cairo Airport, Egypt in this September 5, 2013 file photo. (Picture for illustrative purpose).
An EgyptAir plane is seen on the runway at Cairo Airport, Egypt in this September 5, 2013 file photo. (Picture for illustrative purpose).
There were no known security concerns about passengers aboard the missing plane but further checks are underway, he told a news conference.
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Egypt's aviation minister said that a terrorist attack was more likely to have taken down the missing EgyptAir aircraft early Thursday morning than a technical failure.

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The minister said however that it was still too early to draw any conclusions as to the cause of the plane's disappearance.

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