Sinai crash: Russia extended search area is used drones

Sinai crash: Russia extended search area is used drones

Russian rescue teams have extended the search for bodies and wreckage of Russian plane that crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula to an area of ​​40 square kilometers (15 mi Mrba-).
Officials say drones are used to clear the sandy terrain and hills.
Kogalymavia 9268 flight from Sharm el Sheikh to St Petersburg fell on Saturday. He died - all 224 people on board - most of whom are Russian citizens.
It is believed that the Airbus 321 had disintegrated in the atmosphere.

In an interview with the BBC on Tuesday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rejected as "propaganda" claims that militants linked to the Islamic state (IS) brought down the plane.
The militants have launched a series of deadly attacks against Egyptian security forces in recent years.
On Wednesday, at least three people were killed when the bomber drove a car packed with explosives at a police social club in El-Arish, and not far from the crash site were killed.
Russian rescue teams had been considered already in the area of ​​30sq kilometers around the accident site by Wednesday and said Russian media officials.
However, not found more bodies in the past 24 hours.
Then Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov decided to expand the search area and unmanned aircraft use.
"If you need to sift through the sand where the remains or pieces of the fuselage can be, to do so," he said, also chaired the Moscow meeting to coordinate the search.
Rescue teams say they will sweep every meter until they are sure have been recovered remains of all the victims and their belongings, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in St. Petersburg reports.
Officials say Ross had flown more than 140 bodies from Egypt to St Petersburg and has already identified 33 victims. One body was returned to relatives.
In many cases, determine what should be done using DNA tests. It has so far been the samples sent to Moscow in an attempt to speed up this process.
At the same time, Egyptian investigators, along with experts from Russia and the Republic of Ireland, where it was registered Airbus 321, checking flight records.
Experts in the study of talks and hopes on the plane as well as registered and will help provide clues about the trip cause of the crash data.