‘We are all shocked. It was a good plane’: Russian-bound plane downed in...
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — An Egyptian ground service official who carried out a pre-flight inspection of the Russian passenger plane that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula said Sunday that the Airbus...
View Article‘The only possible explanation could be an external impact on the airplane’:...
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...
View ArticleRussia and Egypt reject British ‘speculation’ that jetliner was brought down...
LONDON – Russia and Egypt Thursday dismissed as “speculation” British suggestions that a bomb caused a Russian jetliner to crash in the Sinai Peninsula, while the U.K. government forged ahead with...
View Article‘We only care about appearances’: Officials at Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh...
CAIRO — The airport at Egypt’s resort of Sharm el-Sheikh has long had gaps in security, including a key baggage scanning device that often is not functioning and lax searches at an entry gate for food...
View ArticleGlobal aviation security crackdown looms as bomb blamed for Sinai jet crash...
LONDON — As tourists abandon the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, government and aviation officials warned that global airport security will need to be reviewed if suspicions are confirmed that a...
View ArticleAbu Osama al-Masri: Portrait of the Egyptian terrorist suspected of downing...
TORONTO • Six months ago, before he emerged as the prime suspect in the downing of a Russian passenger jet, the Egyptian cleric Abu Osama al-Masri issued a call for his followers to attack Egyptian...
View ArticleFor first time, Russia confirms bomb brought down jet; Putin vows to ‘punish’...
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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