UK suspends Sinai flights, source says explosion likely caused crash
- 9 years ago
Evidence suggests a Russian jet that crashed over Egypt's Sinai desert may have been brought down by a bomb, the British government said Wednesday, suspending flights to and from the Sinai Peninsula as a precaution.
Meanwhile, an Egyptian source close to the investigation of the plane's black boxes said the cause of the crash is looking more like an explosion but it is not clear whether it was linked to fuel or engine trouble or a bomb.
The country's aviation ministry said earlier the cockpit voice recorder from the plane was partially damaged but that black box data had been extracted and validated and was being analyzed.
Rescue teams in Egypt were combing the Sinai desert for more remains and parts of the plane's fuselage Wednesday, as grief-stricken Russian families in St. Petersburg faced an agonizing wait to bury their loved ones.
Meanwhile, an Egyptian source close to the investigation of the plane's black boxes said the cause of the crash is looking more like an explosion but it is not clear whether it was linked to fuel or engine trouble or a bomb.
The country's aviation ministry said earlier the cockpit voice recorder from the plane was partially damaged but that black box data had been extracted and validated and was being analyzed.
Rescue teams in Egypt were combing the Sinai desert for more remains and parts of the plane's fuselage Wednesday, as grief-stricken Russian families in St. Petersburg faced an agonizing wait to bury their loved ones.