Egypt Infiltrated by ISIS not Safe for Travel
Britain says there was a “credible threat” but has refused to comment further on the intelligence involved, citing long-standing rules about disclosing operational details about live investigations.
Western intelligence sources said some of the assessment about the bomb came from intercepted communications both from suspected militants and from one or more governments involved in the investigation.
The intelligence sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, said the evidence was not categorical and that there is still no hard forensic or scientific evidence to support the bomb theory.
“We still cannot be categorical but there is a distinct and credible possibility that there was a bomb,” one source said.
Two sources with knowledge of the matter said the bomb may have been hidden in luggage in the hold of the Russian plane. They refused to give any further information.
A U.S. official said the “chatter” intercepted about the bomb includes conflicting details about whether the bomb was placed on the plane.
Russia, which was initially critical of Britain’s assessment of what it has called a crash, on Friday suspended all flights to Egypt.
President Vladimir Putin ordered the halt to flights after Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s FSB security service, recommended that Russia suspend all passenger flights to Egypt until it knew exactly what caused the crash.
“Until we know the real reasons for what happened, I consider it expedient to stop Russian flights to Egypt,” said Bortnikov. “Above all, this concerns tourist routes.”
Cameron’s spokesman declined to be drawn on details.
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