
"Egyptian officials say there are no survivors from the crash of Russian airliner in Sinai - 224 people were on board," reads the report.
Update - Egyptian officials say there are no survivors from the crash of Russian airliner in Sinai - 224 people were on board
— Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) October 31, 2015As UNIAN reported ealier, the Airbus A321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia under the brand name Metrojet, was flying from the Sinai Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg in Russia when it went down in a desolate mountainous area of central Sinai soon after daybreak, the aviation ministry said.
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