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Internal blast 'tore right side' of EgyptAir jet, pilot says

Raf Sanchez, Magdy Samaan and Jannat Jalil

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Data from the final moments before EgyptAir flight MS804 crashed into the Mediterranean suggest an "internal explosion" tore through the right side of the aircraft, a pilot said last night.

Investigators trying to determine whether the A320 was brought down by terrorism or a technical fault are poring over a series of warnings indicating smoke filled the cabin shortly before it disappeared from radar.

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