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| Russian plane crash: Curbs on Sharm el-Sheikh travel widen | Russian plane crash: Curbs on Sharm el-Sheikh travel widen |
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| More countries have joined the UK in restricting travel to the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, after a Russian plane crashed on Saturday, killing all 224 on board. | More countries have joined the UK in restricting travel to the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, after a Russian plane crashed on Saturday, killing all 224 on board. |
| France, Belgium and the Netherlands warned their nationals not to travel, and German airlines cancelled flights. | France, Belgium and the Netherlands warned their nationals not to travel, and German airlines cancelled flights. |
| British airlines will start to repatriate stranded tourists on Friday. The cause of the crash is unclear. | British airlines will start to repatriate stranded tourists on Friday. The cause of the crash is unclear. |
| Militants linked to Islamic State (IS) have claimed they destroyed the plane. | Militants linked to Islamic State (IS) have claimed they destroyed the plane. |
| "We brought it down by God's help, but we are under no obligation to reveal the mechanism we used," IS affiliate Sinai Province said in a audio statement circulating on social media on Wednesday. | "We brought it down by God's help, but we are under no obligation to reveal the mechanism we used," IS affiliate Sinai Province said in a audio statement circulating on social media on Wednesday. |
| Could Islamic State have bombed Flight 9268? | Could Islamic State have bombed Flight 9268? |
| Theories about causes | Theories about causes |
| Sinai Province: Egypt's most dangerous group | Sinai Province: Egypt's most dangerous group |
| Russia has warned against pre-empting the outcome of the official investigation into the crash. | Russia has warned against pre-empting the outcome of the official investigation into the crash. |
| British authorities stopped flights to and from the resort on Wednesday, saying intelligence suggested the disaster may have been caused by a bomb on board. | British authorities stopped flights to and from the resort on Wednesday, saying intelligence suggested the disaster may have been caused by a bomb on board. |
| UK Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday that he had to put the security of British citizens first. | UK Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday that he had to put the security of British citizens first. |
| Passengers due to return from Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday's UK-bound flights will only be able carry hand luggage. Their hold baggage will be transported separately. | |
| France is advising its citizens against all but essential travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, and the Netherlands is warning against travelling via the resort's airport. | France is advising its citizens against all but essential travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, and the Netherlands is warning against travelling via the resort's airport. |
| Belgium's foreign minister told Belgian TV (in French) that the government was temporarily advising against trips to Sharm el-Sheikh while it awaited guarantees on airport security. | Belgium's foreign minister told Belgian TV (in French) that the government was temporarily advising against trips to Sharm el-Sheikh while it awaited guarantees on airport security. |
| German airline Lufthansa says its subsidiaries Edelweiss and Eurowings are halting flights to Sharm el-Sheikh (from Zurich and Duesseldorf respectively) as a "precautionary" measure, and return flights for customers already there will be arranged. | German airline Lufthansa says its subsidiaries Edelweiss and Eurowings are halting flights to Sharm el-Sheikh (from Zurich and Duesseldorf respectively) as a "precautionary" measure, and return flights for customers already there will be arranged. |
| Russian planes are still flying to and from the resort. | Russian planes are still flying to and from the resort. |
| US President Barack Obama told a CBS radio station that he thought there was "a possibility" that there was a bomb on the downed jet. | |
| "We're taking that very seriously," he said. | |
| Egypt's Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou described the British decision to cancel all flights "unjustified". | Egypt's Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou described the British decision to cancel all flights "unjustified". |
| President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, in London for talks with Mr Cameron, said Egypt was ready to co-operate on other countries' security concerns. | |
| Egypt is leading the investigation into the air disaster, with the help of Russian and other foreign experts. | Egypt is leading the investigation into the air disaster, with the help of Russian and other foreign experts. |
| They will examine the wreckage for traces of explosives, but would not reach their first conclusions for a few months, said Alexander Neradko, head of Russia's aviation agency. | They will examine the wreckage for traces of explosives, but would not reach their first conclusions for a few months, said Alexander Neradko, head of Russia's aviation agency. |
| The first funerals of victims of the crash were held in Russia on Thursday. | The first funerals of victims of the crash were held in Russia on Thursday. |