Lonewolf :
What possible (political) motive would anyone in French government have for taking the position that there were explosives on the plane when it left Paris?
Do we have evidence of that, if explosives there was, they were loaded on board in CDG and not in a previous leg for instance ?. But I honestly think that in 2016 the " political motives" are more in the Egyptian camp than in France.
Because if it is after all a " technical issue" Airbus could be in the hot sit too.
So either way is bad.
Le Monde newspaper this evening ( serious news normally) says that experts from the BEA also are stating that there were no explosive traces on victims.