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Russia resuming flights to Egypt after 2015 bombing
MOSCOW — Russia’s transportation minister says flights between Moscow and the Egyptian capital of Cairo are to resume in February after a two-year hiatus. Moscow suspended flights to Egypt after...
Metrojet crash victims died from change in cabin pressure: report
Most of the 224 people aboard a Russian airliner that was blasted out of Egypt’s skies in October were killed by the severe change in air pressure that occurred once...
Mechanic tied to ISIS suspected of planting bomb on Russian plane
An EgyptAir mechanic whose cousin joined Islamic State in Syria is suspected of planting a bomb on a Russian passenger plane that was blown out of Egypt's skies in late...
You're more likely to be killed intentionally on an airplane than accidentally
WASHINGTON — An industry tally shows more airline deaths worldwide were due to deliberate acts in 2015 than to accidental air crashes, for the second year in a row. A...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Tourists could be stranded for weeks after Russian jet crash
Tens of thousands of tourists were stranded in Egypt on Friday following last week’s deadly crash of a Russian jetliner — which flight recorders reveal was brought down by an...
Charlie Hebdo cartoon of downed jetliner infuriates Russia
https://twitter.com/DeccanChronicle/status/662621784345300992 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...
Russian jet's black boxes support bomb theory
A flight recorder shows that last week’s deadly crash of a Russian jetliner was brought down by an explosion — probably caused by a bomb in its baggage hold. The...
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...
British spies uncover ISIS plot in connection to Russian jet
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 down the...
Body of Russian jet's youngest victim could help solve crash mystery
The body of a 10-month-old girl was found more than 21 miles from the main wreckage of Saturday’s Russian jetliner crash — deepening the mystery of how and where the...
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...
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,...
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...