Plane over Sinai downed in terror act: Russia's security chief

Citing experts, he said the plane disintegrated in midair due to a bomb

Plane, Crash, Egypt, Russia
Egyptian Military experts examine a piece of an engine at the wreckage of a passenger jet bound for St. Petersburg in Russia that crashed in Hassana, Egypt. Photo: PTI
AFPPTI Moscow
Last Updated : Nov 17 2015 | 2:31 PM IST
Russia's security chief told President Vladimir Putin that a plane carrying 224 people over Sinai was downed due to a "terror attack," the Kremlin said today.

"One can say unambiguously that it was a terror act," the head of the FSB security agency, Alexander Bortnikov, told Putin in a meeting the day before.

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Citing experts, he said the plane disintegrated in midair due to a bomb with the equivalent of a kilo of TNT.

Putin vowed to 'find and punish' those behind Sinai plane attack.
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First Published: Nov 17 2015 | 2:14 PM IST

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