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| Sinai plane crash: No survivors on Russian airliner KGL9268 | Sinai plane crash: No survivors on Russian airliner KGL9268 |
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| A Russian airliner has crashed in central Sinai killing all 224 people on board, Egyptian officials have said. | A Russian airliner has crashed in central Sinai killing all 224 people on board, Egyptian officials have said. |
| The Airbus A-321 had just left the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, bound for the Russian city of St Petersburg. | The Airbus A-321 had just left the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, bound for the Russian city of St Petersburg. |
| Wreckage was found in the Hasana area and bodies removed, along with the plane's "black box". An official described a "tragic scene" with bodies of victims still strapped to seats. | Wreckage was found in the Hasana area and bodies removed, along with the plane's "black box". An official described a "tragic scene" with bodies of victims still strapped to seats. |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared Sunday a day of mourning. | Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared Sunday a day of mourning. |
| He has ordered an official investigation into the crash, and for rescue teams to be sent to the crash site. | He has ordered an official investigation into the crash, and for rescue teams to be sent to the crash site. |
| Egyptian officials said 214 of the passengers were Russian and three Ukrainian. | Egyptian officials said 214 of the passengers were Russian and three Ukrainian. |
| A passenger list published by the Russian Association of Tour Operators showed that 10 of those on board were under the age of 10, with one just under a year old. | |
| A commission headed by Russian Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov left for Egypt on Saturday afternoon. | |
| A criminal case has also been opened against the airline, Kogalymavia, for "violation of rules of flight and preparation for them", Russia's Ria news agency reported. | A criminal case has also been opened against the airline, Kogalymavia, for "violation of rules of flight and preparation for them", Russia's Ria news agency reported. |
| Oksana Golovin, a spokeswoman for the airline, said the company did not see any grounds to blame human error. | Oksana Golovin, a spokeswoman for the airline, said the company did not see any grounds to blame human error. |
| She told a press conference that the pilot had 12,000 hours of flying experience. Kogalymavia did not yet know what caused the crash, she said, but the plane was fully serviced. | She told a press conference that the pilot had 12,000 hours of flying experience. Kogalymavia did not yet know what caused the crash, she said, but the plane was fully serviced. |
| Police are reported to be searching the company's offices. | Police are reported to be searching the company's offices. |
| Russian authorities say the plane was carrying 217 passengers, 138 of them women and 17 children aged between 2 and 17. Most were tourists. There were seven crew on board. | Russian authorities say the plane was carrying 217 passengers, 138 of them women and 17 children aged between 2 and 17. Most were tourists. There were seven crew on board. |
| Egyptian officials investigating the scene said there were no survivors. | Egyptian officials investigating the scene said there were no survivors. |
| Yulia Zaitseva said her friends, newlyweds Elena Rodina and Alexander Krotov, were on board. | |
| "We were friends for 20 years," she told AP at a hotel where relatives were meeting near Pulkovo airport in St Petersburg. | |
| "To lose such a friend is like having your hand cut off." | |
| Timeline: the course of flight KGL9268 | |
| 05:58 Egyptian time (03:58 GMT): flight leaves Sharm el-Sheikh, the Egyptian cabinet says in a statement | |
| 06:14 Egyptian time (04:14 GMT): plane fails to make scheduled contact with air traffic control based in Larnaca, Cyprus, according to Sergei Izdolsky, an official with Russia's air transport agency. | |
| 06:17 Egyptian time, approx (04:17 GMT): plane comes down over the Sinai peninsula, according to Airbus | |
| 11:12 Egyptian time (09:12 GMT): flight had been due to land in St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport | |
| Initially there were conflicting reports about the fate of the plane, some suggesting it had disappeared over Cyprus. | Initially there were conflicting reports about the fate of the plane, some suggesting it had disappeared over Cyprus. |
| But the office of Egyptian Prime Minister Sharif Ismail confirmed in a statement that a "Russian civilian plane... crashed in the central Sinai". | But the office of Egyptian Prime Minister Sharif Ismail confirmed in a statement that a "Russian civilian plane... crashed in the central Sinai". |
| Officials say up to 50 ambulances have been sent to the scene. | Officials say up to 50 ambulances have been sent to the scene. |
| Access to the area is strictly controlled by the military and the terrain is difficult, correspondents say. | Access to the area is strictly controlled by the military and the terrain is difficult, correspondents say. |
| One official told Reuters news agency that at least 100 bodies had been found. | One official told Reuters news agency that at least 100 bodies had been found. |
| "I now see a tragic scene," the official said. "A lot of dead on the ground and many died whilst strapped to their seats." | "I now see a tragic scene," the official said. "A lot of dead on the ground and many died whilst strapped to their seats." |
| The plane split in two, with one part burning up and the other crashing into a rock, he added. | The plane split in two, with one part burning up and the other crashing into a rock, he added. |
| Kogalymavia airline | Kogalymavia airline |
| Egypt's civilian aviation ministry said the plane had been at an altitude of 9,450m (31,000ft) when it disappeared. | Egypt's civilian aviation ministry said the plane had been at an altitude of 9,450m (31,000ft) when it disappeared. |
| Live flight tracking service Flight Radar 24's Mikail Robertson confirmed the altitude. | Live flight tracking service Flight Radar 24's Mikail Robertson confirmed the altitude. |
| He told the BBC that the plane started to drop very fast, losing 1,500 metres in one minute before coverage was lost. | He told the BBC that the plane started to drop very fast, losing 1,500 metres in one minute before coverage was lost. |
| Egyptian aviation official Ayman al-Mukadem said the pilot had reported technical difficulties before the plane went missing, the Associated Press reported. | |
| Local weather observations in the vicinity of the rescue scene suggest relatively benign conditions. | Local weather observations in the vicinity of the rescue scene suggest relatively benign conditions. |
| Sinai has an active militant network, and on Saturday afternoon, jihadis allied to the so-called Islamic State made a claim on social media that they brought down the plane. | |
| But Mr Sokolov told Interfax news agency that "such reports cannot be considered true". No evidence had been seen that indicated the plane was targeted, he said. | |
| Security experts say a plane flying at 31,000 feet would be beyond the range of a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile (Manpad), which Sinai militants are known to possess. | |
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