Relatives and rescuers: what happened at the airport. Report "Medusa" Photo: Sergey Konkov / TASS / Vida Press On Saturday, October 31, the Airbus A321 aircraft owned by Metrojet (formerly Kogalymavia), crashed in the north of the Sinai Peninsula. The plane flew from the Egyptian Sharm El Sheikh to St. Petersburg. 224 people were on board.

Russian Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov denied reports that Islamic State militants (the organization is recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia and banned) may be involved in the crash of the A321 aircraft in Egypt. Sokolov called unreliable information according to which the liner could have been shot down. “We are in close contact with our Egyptian colleagues, the aviation authorities of this country.

Militants of the Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia) claimed responsibility for the crash of an A321 passenger plane in Egypt. The terrorists claim they shot down the plane. There is no confirmation of this information. A video has surfaced on social media showing the plane exploding mid-air. However, at an altitude of about nine kilometers, at which the A321 flew, it is impossible to see the aircraft from the ground.

The bodies of about 150 dead have been found at the crash site of an A321 passenger plane in Egypt. This was reported to Reuters by sources in the security services. The remains of the victims of the disaster were found within a radius of about five kilometers. Some of the bodies of the dead were burned. According to sources , the results of a preliminary inspection of the crash site indicate that the plane crashed due to technical problems.

The backstory to the Russian airline that lost a passenger flight today in Egypt carrying 224 people Photo: Anna Zvereva / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) On Saturday morning, October 31, an Airbus A321 Russian passenger flight operated by Metrojet crashed somewhere in the mountainous area of central Sinai, en route to St. Petersburg. According to flight records, there were 224 people on board. The flight was organized by the St.-Petersburg-based tourist company Brisco.

The Prosecutor General's Office and the Security Service of Ukraine confirmed that they had detained Gennady Korban: one of the leaders of the Ukrop party, a former candidate for the mayor of Kyiv and a close associate of Igor Kolomoisky. His whereabouts are not disclosed. Korban has not been charged either - he is in the status of a detainee, not an accused. Prosecutor Vladislav Kutsenko said that Korban could be the leader of a criminal group.

Among the passengers of the A321 aircraft that crashed in Egypt were three citizens of Ukraine. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the Egyptian government. According to him, all the other passengers - 214 people - were Russians. At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus reported that, according to preliminary data, there was one Belarusian citizen on board the aircraft. The Egyptian authorities reported that the A321 crash killed all the people on board.

As a result of the crash of the A321 passenger plane of the Russian airline Metrojet, all people on board were killed. It is reported by Sky News with reference to representatives of the Egyptian authorities. Reuters previously reported, citing a participant in the search operation, that the voices of survivors were heard from under the wreckage of the crashed aircraft. This information has not been confirmed. According to the Russian Embassy in Egypt, there were 212 passengers on board.

Russian police have raided the Moscow office of the Russian airline company Kogalymavia (known internationally as Metrojet). Investigators are seizing the company's documents and computer hard drives, according to the Russian news agency REN-TV . According to earlier reports, federal investigators have opened a criminal case into the crash of a Metrojet passenger flight in Egypt today. The plane was carrying 227 passengers, including the crew.

What is known to the company, previously called Kogalymavia. Short Photo: Anna Zvereva / Flickr (CC by-SA 2.0) On Saturday morning, October 31, Airbus A321 Metrojet (Kogalymavia), which executed the flight No. 9268 from Sharm-El Sheikh to St. Petersburg, broke up on Sinai. On board were 224 people. The flight was organized by the St. Petersburg tourist operator Brisco. Medusa briefly says what is known about the Metrojet airline. Metrojet / Kogalymavia is a former regional airline.

In Russia, November 1 is declared a day of national mourning for those killed in the A321 plane crash that crashed in Egypt. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. On the day of mourning, state flags must be flown at half mast throughout Russia. The presidential decree calls on cultural institutions and television and radio companies to cancel entertainment events.

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On the morning of October 31, a Russian Kogalymavia passenger jet disappeared from radar. The Airbus A321 was traveling from from Sharm el-Sheikh (an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula) to St. Petersburg. According to reports , the jet's wreckage has been found in a mountainous area of central Sinai. The names of all 224 passengers, including the crew, can be found here .

A flight recorder was found at the crash site of an A321 plane of the Russian airline Metrojet. This is reported by the Rudaw TV channel with reference to the Egyptian media. Information about the discovery of the "black box" was confirmed by a BBC News correspondent. The wreckage of the crashed plane was found in the north of the Sinai Peninsula. According to the latest unconfirmed data, the bodies of about 100 dead were found at the crash site.

The Association of Tour Operators of Russia has published a list ( copy , Google cache ) of passengers and crew members of the A321 aircraft that crashed in Egypt. There are 217 passengers and seven crew members on the list. A321 of Metrojet airlines (the old name is Kogalymavia) operated a flight from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg. Approximately half an hour after takeoff, when he reached the flight level, communication was lost with him.