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| Sinai plane crash: Sharm flights to UK delayed amid bomb fears | |
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| Flights from Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh to the UK have been delayed amid concerns that a Russian jet was brought down by an "explosive device". | |
| All flights due to leave the holiday resort for Britain this evening are affected, to allow UK experts to assess security, Downing Street said. | |
| Delays had been brought in as a "precautionary measure" after "more information has come to light". | |
| Russian Airbus 321 crashed on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board. | |
| "We would underline that this is a precautionary step and we are working closely with the airlines on this approach," a Number 10 spokesman said. | |
| The aviation experts are travelling to Egypt to make an assessment of the security arrangements at Sharm airport and expect to complete an investigation tonight. | |
| The government said it recognised that the latest advice "may cause concern" for Britons already in the holiday resort and for those planning to travel, saying people should contact their airline or tour operators. | |
| Extra consular staff have been deployed to the airport in Sharm el-Sheikh. | |
| Foreign Office travel advice for passengers travelling to Egypt has not changed. | |
| The BBC's Christian Fraser says there are around 2,000 British holidaymakers currently in Sharm el-Sheikh. Two flights are due to leave Gatwick airport for Sharm on Thursday morning. | |
| Prime Minister David Cameron is to chair a meeting of the government's Cobra emergency committee later to review the situation. | |
| The Russian Metrojet flight bound for St Petersburg from Sharm el-Sheikh came down in Egypt's Sinai desert. | |
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