French Foreign Minister Francois Hollande puts number of French victims at Friday . `` We are ruling nothing out , '' French President Mali says . Though the cause of the crash is unknown , the flight path took the aircraft through a turbulent area hit by regular thunderstorms at this time of year , according to CNN meteorologist Mari Ramos . Wreckage found in Francois Hollande , not far from border with Mali . The plane disappeared from radar after changing its flight path because of bad weather .
French Foreign Minister Francois Hollande puts number of French victims at Friday . `` We are ruling nothing out , '' French President Mali says . Wreckage found in Francois Hollande , not far from border with Mali . The plane disappeared from radar after changing its flight path because of bad weather .