Russia suspends Egypt flights, Technical fault ruled out
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Russian plane crash: Russia suspends Egypt flights
Russia is suspending all flights to Egypt following indications that last week's plane crash was caused by a bomb.
President Vladimir Putin has also asked for up to 50,000 Russian holiday-makers currently in Egypt to be brought home.
The UK has suspended flights to Sharm el-Sheikh and is flying Britons home.
Intercepted militant "chatter" suggests a bomb was in the hold before take-off. French aviation officials told the BBC there was no technical failure. Metrojet Airbus A321 was flying from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg when it came down in Sinai on Saturday, killing 224 people on board. Most of the victims were Russian.
This is really scary that this was a terrorist attack targeting Russians. This will hurt Egypt's tourism industry, 50k people leaving. But it's for the best until the situation is investigated
This is really scary that this was a terrorist attack targeting Russians. This will hurt Egypt's tourism industry, 50k people leaving. But it's for the best until the situation is investigated
Egypt's tourism has been declining for several years, I believe.
