Egypt's president demanded authorities step up the search for an EgyptAir plane that crashed Thursday in the Mediterranean with 66 people aboard, after conflicting reports of wreckage being found. The tragedy raised fears of a repeat of the bombing of a Russian passenger jet by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group over Egypt last October that killed all 224 people on board. Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos said the aircraft had plunged 22,000 feet (6,700 metres) and swerved sharply twice in Egyptian airspace before it disappeared from radar screens.
