Russian airliner with over 220 passengers crashed in Sinai: Egyptian PM
The Airbus was travelling from the Egyptian resort Sharm El-Sheikh to St Petersburg
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A Russian airliner carrying over 220 passengers crashed today in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula, the office of the prime minister said in a statement.
A "Russian civilian plane... crashed in the central Sinai," the office of Prime Minister Sharif Ismail said in a statement.
A senior aviation official said it was a charter flight operated by a Russian company and had on board 217 passengers and seven crew members. Communication with the aircraft was lost, he added.
The airliner was travelling from the Egyptian resort Sharm El-Sheikh to St. Petersburg.
It belonged to Kogalymavia, a small airline based in Western Siberia.
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First Published: Oct 31 2015 | 1:51 PM IST