“All scenarios have to be envisaged,” French Defence Minister Herve Morin said on Europe 1 radio. “We can’t rule out a terrorist act since terrorism is the main threat to Western democracies, but at this time we don’t have any element whatsoever indicating that such an act could have caused this accident,” Morin added.
The flight was carrying 216 passengers from 32 countries, including seven children and one baby. Sixty-one were French, 58 Brazilian and 26 German.
French minister Jean-Louis Borloo said it was crucial to locate the black boxes, or flight recorders, programmed to emit signals for up to 30 days. This is a race against the clock, Borloo told RTL radio.
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