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CBS News correspondent Holly Williams asks the Egypt's Minister of Civil Aviation what he thinks could have caused EgyptAir flight 804 to crash into the Mediterranean, and how long it might take to decipher the still-missing black boxes from the plane.

CBS News correspondent Holly Williams asks the Egypt's Minister of Civil Aviation what he thinks could have caused EgyptAir flight 804 to crash into the Mediterranean, and how long it might take to decipher the still-missing black boxes from the plane.

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The jet with 66 people on board plunged more than 20,000 feet and spun sharply before disappearing from radar

The Greek defense minister says missing EgyptAir Flight 804 was flying at 37,000 feet when it suddenly dropped. The jet with 66 people on board plunged more than 20,000 feet and spun sharply before disappearing from radar. French and Egyptian officials say the flight from Paris to Cairo crashed in the Mediterranean Sea. Mark Phillips reports from Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris.

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