Egypt's state prosecutor has ordered that the remains of the victims of the May 19 crash of EgyptAir flight 804 be handed over to their relatives, his office said Saturday. The Airbus A320 had been en route from Paris to Cairo when it crashed into the Mediterranean, killing all 66 on board, among them 40 Egyptians and 15 French nationals. On Thursday, the aviation ministry in Cairo announced that traces of explosives had been found on the victims' remains. But France's air safety agency said it was not possible to determine what caused the crash, saying it did not have information on how the samples were collected. The prosecutor ordered the return of remains "of Egyptian victims, and there is currently coordination with foreign embassies to turn over the remains of foreigners," Saturday's statement said.
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