EgyptAir flight 'is lost' with 66 on board

An EgyptAir jet carrying 66 passengers and crew members on a flight from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar on Thursday over the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt's national airline said.

French President Francois Hollande confirmed that Flight MS804 "came down and is lost".

Signs of possible wreckage were found on Thursday off the Greek island of Crete, a Greek military spokesman said.