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The EgyptAir flight MS-804, which went missing this Thursday, has been reportedly found by the Egyptian Navy. The reports suggest that the officials have located the wreckage, human remains as well as their personal belongings, which were seen floating in the Mediterranean Sea, after the plane travelling from Paris to Cairo.

"The photos claiming to show debris from a crashed EgyptAir plane were posted on Facebook by Tarek Wahba, who was captaining a ship involved in the search for wreckage on 19 May," reported CNN. "The objects appeared to be pieces of white and red plastic and were spotted where a transponder signal was emitted in the aftermath of the crash."

Besides, the Egyptian navy officials stated that they were able to recover more debris from the plane with the passengers' belongings, human remains, and plane seats.

The Star reported that the found debris is expected to be examined by the investigators first and then might be handed over to the relatives of the passengers if it is recognizable. The Egyptian military officials also confirmed that the , which said it had found parts of the aircraft and passenger belongings about 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of the coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt.

Earlier reports suggested that there were 66 passengers on the plane including 56 passengers and 10 crew members. France 24 reported that the passengers list include two Canadians, 15 French passengers, 30 Egyptians, two Iraqis, one Briton, one Kuwaiti, one Saudi, one Sudanese, one Chadian, one Portuguese, one Belgian, one Algerian and one Canadian.

Amidst all the wreckage news trending all over the internet, few reports suggest the possibility that the plane crash happened due to terrorist attack. "The EgyptAir plane was brought down by a terror attack is higher than the possibility of a technical failure," said the Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister, Sheriff Fathi, as reported by CBC.

But, France's foreign minister differed with Fathi and said that the cause of the crash is still unknown. He also said that the EgyptAir plane veered wildly before crashing into the Mediterranean Sea.  With that said, the U.S. officials have stated that they have not ruled out any possibilities for the cash i.e. mechanical failure, terrorism or any pre=planned act by the pilot or the crew members.

Additionally, as per the Greek air traffic controllers, EgyptAir MS804 plane's pilot did not respond to contact just before the plane disappeared halfway between the Greek island of Crete and Egypt's northern coastline.