Russian airliner crashes in Egypt: As it happened

A Russian airliner crashed on Saturday in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula. The civilian aircraft was carrying 217 passengers and seven crew members.

31 October 2015

21:31 IST

Russian aviation regulator says no grounds yet to blame airliner crash on technical failure, mistake by crew or external action.

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Claim that terrorists caused Russian airlines crash in Egypt "can't be considered accurate", says Russian transport minister.