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Russian airliner carrying 224 people crashes in Egypt

A Russian airliner full of tourists heading home from a Red Sea ­resort crashed into Egypt’s desolate Sinai mountains early Saturday — killing all 224 people aboard, including 17 children. ISIS claimed...

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Plane that crashed in Egypt broke up high in air, Russia official says

The Russian jetliner that crashed in Egypt broke apart in midair, officials said Sunday — sparking speculation that a bomb might have caused the disaster. “All signs attest to the fact that the...

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‘External impact’ may have caused crash of Russian plane in Egypt

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Only an external impact could have caused a Russian plane to dive into the Egyptian desert, killing all 224 people on board, Metrojet airline officials said Monday, adding to a...

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No proof that plane broke up in midair: Egypt

Egypt’s civil aviation ministry said Tuesday there were no facts to substantiate assertions by Russian officials that the Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday broke up...

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Doctor says burned bodies indicate explosion aboard Russian jet

A doctor who examined roughly half the 224 bodies of people killed when a Russian jet crashed in Egypt said about one in five of the bodies had been horrendously burned in the minutes before they died,...

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US believes ISIS-affiliated bomb took down Russian airliner

US and British authorities now ­believe a bomb was used to blow up a Russian passenger jet over Egypt — and they suspect it was the work of ISIS terrorists, law enforcement sources said Wednesday....

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Russia, Egypt deny claims a bomb brought down jet

Russian and Egyptian authorities are rebutting US and British claims that a Metrojet airliner was likely downed by a bomb — while new images have emerged that show holes in the fuselage that appear to...

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Body of Russian jet’s youngest victim could help solve crash mystery

Authorities seeking the cause of the Russian airliner crash that claimed the lives of all 224 people aboard hope the disaster’s youngest victim will shed light on the mystery, according to a report....

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British spies uncover ISIS plot in connection to Russian jet: report

British spies intercepted messages between ISIS members discussing a major terrorist attack in Egypt, the Telegraph reported. Those communications led British officials to believe a bomb likely brought...

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Putin suspends all Russian flights to Egypt

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suspended all Russian flights to Egypt – telling authorities to repatriate Russians in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in the wake of Saturday’s plane crash...

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Russian jet’s black boxes support bomb theory

Black boxes recovered from the doomed Russian jet that broke apart over Egypt’s desert may contain further evidence that the flight blew up because of an explosive device. A cockpit voice recorder...

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Charlie Hebdo cartoon of downed jetliner infuriates Russia

The Kremlin slammed French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for publishing a pair of graphic cartoons depicting the doomed Russian jet that was blown out of the Egyptian sky, killing all 224 people on...

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Tourists could be stranded for weeks after Russian jet crash

The return of stranded tourists in Egypt in the wake of the Metrojet disaster has turned into a chaotic airlift – with Russian officials saying it could take a month to bring 70,000 citizens home,...

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Egypt says foreign powers ignored calls to fight terrorism

Egypt criticized its foreign partners on Saturday for ignoring calls to work harder to combat terrorism, after Western intelligence sources said there were signs Islamist militants may have bombed the...

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Noise heard in final second before Russian plane crashed

The Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt left debris covering an 8-mile area – a sign “consistent with an in-flight break up,” the head of the commission investigating the crash said Saturday...

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Investigators ‘90 percent sure’ bomb brought down Russian plane

Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are “90 percent sure” the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording was an explosion caused by a bomb, a member of the investigation team...

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Leader of ISIS group linked to Metrojet crash killed in shootout

A leader of the ISIS-affiliated terror group that claimed responsibility for the crash of a Russian jetliner has been killed, according to Egyptian media. Sinai Province commander Ashraf Ali Ali...

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Russia confirms ‘terrorist’ bomb brought down plane in Egypt

MOSCOW — A homemade explosive device brought down a Russian passenger plane over Egypt last month, the head of Russia’s FSB security service said Tuesday, telling Russian President Vladimir Putin it’s...

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Bomb in soda can took down plane over Egypt, ISIS claims

This can of pineapple soda was converted into the bomb that downed a Russia-bound passenger plane in Egypt — killing all 224 people on board, ISIS said on Wednesday. The terror organization released an...

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Egypt: No evidence of terrorism in Metrojet crash despite Russia’s claims

Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry said Monday it has found no obvious signs that an “illegal or terrorist act” brought down a Russian passenger jet in October, in sharp contrast to Moscow’s view of the...

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