EgyptAir flight data show smoke alerts before crash:

Greek and Egyptian officials: Searchers have found a variety of items believed tied to flight


There were smoke alerts aboard EgyptAir Flight 804 in the minutes before it crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday, flight data filed through the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) show. CNN obtained the data through a screen grab from an Egyptian source.
The time stamps match the approximate time the aircraft went missing. ACARS is a data link for sending messages between planes and ground facilities.

The data was filed through the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS), a data link for sending messages between planes and ground facilities. A screen grab of data has time stamps that match the approximate time the aircraft went missing early Thursday.

Authorities have not said what may have caused the plane carrying 66 people to crash while flying from Paris to Cairo.

Egyptian officials say they suspect terrorism, but no group has come forward to claim credit.