Plane over Sinai downed in terror act: Russia's security chief
Citing experts, he said the plane disintegrated in midair due to a bomb
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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
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.
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.
"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.
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