Hundreds of mourners have gathered to offer prayers for the 66 passengers and crew killed in the EgyptAir disaster.
Family,
friends and colleagues held back tears as the Imam led prays for their
salvation at the Al Sedeq mosque close to Cairo International Airport
where the doom jet had been due to land.
The
hour-long Friday prayers ended with pall bearers carrying a symbolic
coffin for the missing bodies out of the sprawling complex.
Outside,
family members told of their shock at the sudden disappearance of
passenger jet, while colleagues praised the professionalism of the crew.
Ahmed Asem, the father of co-pilot Mohamed Mamdouh Ahmed Asem, was overwhelmed by messages of condolence.
Mohamed's
cousin, Hizam Asem told MailOnline: 'Mohamed was a very, very good
pilot. He was the best in his class. He was very skilful.
'Ever
since he was a little boy he had wanted to fly a plane. And finally he
was realising his dream. He was just a young man of 27 but he was living
the life he had always wanted.'
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