Egypt confirmed the body found in the Mediterranean

The Egyptian Civil Aviation Ministry today confirmed the country's military found the body believed to be of people on planes falling into the Mediterranean, on the way from Paris.

Film director Osman Abu Laban (center) lost 4 relatives in the aviation disaster.(Photo: Midco).

"The Egyptian Navy has collected more fragments from aircraft, some passengers' luggage, human bodies and aircraft seats. The search is taking place," Reuters quoted a ministry statement today as saying.

The Greek defense minister earlier said the Egyptian army had found a piece of the body in the south where the plane lost its signal.Flight MS804 had a normal flight through Greek airspace before the plane suddenly changed direction, Minister Panos Kammenos said.

The plane carried 56 passengers and 10 crew members flew from Paris to Cairo. It lost the signal around 2:30 am on May 19.

Meanwhile, EgyptAir announced that the scope of searching for aircraft debris has a radius of 64km, but the area can be expanded if necessary.