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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, May 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

The following are the major news items in leading German newspapers on Friday.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- The crash of a passenger plane of Egyptian airline EgyptAir with 66 people on board over the Mediterranean Sea has been caused rather by an attack than a technical defect, according to evaluation of Egypt's Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy .

Die Welt:

-- Three quarters Germans accuse the established parties of distancing themselves from the reality of people's life, according to a poll conducted by survey institution Emnid on behalf of German media.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

-- The German government will know more about what is happening in mosques in Germany. A German official from Interior Ministry said that Muslim communities and mosque communities were a reference point for young, predominantly male refugees, who are mostly Sunni Muslims. Endit