Russian Plane Exploded
An explosion is emerging as the the likely reason the Russian Metrojet crashed in Egypt.
Britain said on Wednesday that the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt after taking off from Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh might have been brought down by an explosive device.
“While the investigation is still ongoing we cannot say categorically why the Russian jet crashed,” Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said in a statement.
“But as more information has come to light we have become concerned that the plane may well have been brought down by an explosive device.”
As a precautionary measure, it said, the government had decided that flights due to leave the resort for Britain on Wednesday evening would be delayed to allow time for a team of UK aviation experts, currently on their way, to make an assessment of the security arrangements in place at the airport.
“It is believed to be an explosion but what kind is not clear. There is an examination of the sand at the crash site to try and determine if it was a bomb,” the source told Reuters.
“There are forensic investigations underway at the crash site. That will help determine the cause, to see if traces of explosives are found.”
Egypt has dismissed claims by Islamic State that it brought down the aircraft with 224 passengers and crew aboard.
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.
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