Families' agony as the first MS804 victim remains are returned to Cairo so they can be identified from relatives' DNA

 

More than 20 body bags containing remains recovered amid the wreckage from the Mediterranean Sea crash were brought to the Zenhom morgue in the capital by the Egyptian Army at midnight last night. Relatives of the 66 passengers and crew who died were invited to give DNA samples to the forensic services to aid identification. The process was expected to be long and difficult after forensic workers described the remains as 'unrecognisable'. A source said: 'There is no complete body. There are only body parts. But it is important for the families to be able to bury their loved-ones and to be able to visit their grave to help with the mourning process.' It comes as hundreds of mourners attended memorial services (pictured) over the weekend for some of the 66 victims of the EgyptAir plane which mysteriously crashed into the Mediterranean on Thursday after an apparent fire on board.