Originally Posted by Cupart

The AF A330-200 was only 5 years old and had automatic electronics that sent data to AF in Paris for any repairs that would be needed to be carried out when arriving according to Sky News. Also, the plane was in a "black-out" spot where there were no radio contact to ATC so of course there had been no communication when the horrible accident happened.

Most likely what happened was a series of events which caused the accident and the turbulence itself was not the actual cause but could have played a part in the chain of events.