EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo disappears from radar

EgyptAir said a “distress call” had been received from the plane two hours after it disappeared from radar, thought to have been an emergency beacon. The Egyptian military denied that any distress calls were received. Christoph Schmidt / EPA

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EgyptAir said a plane carrying 66 passengers and crew on a flight from Paris to Cairo had gone missing on Thursday, disappearing from radar over the Mediterranean Sea.