Sinai plane: IS "propaganda" claims, says the president of Egypt crash
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi described allegations that
militants linked to the Islamic state (IS) shot down a Russian plane as
"propaganda".
The BBC said it was too early to say what caused the crash.The plane broke out over the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, killing all 224 people aboard.On Monday, the carrier Kogalymavia accused "external influence" to crash.But the head of the Russian Federal Aviation Agency said, Alexander Neradko, Russian television that this is premature and "not to any appropriate based on the facts."President Sese against jumping to conclusions also warned, and told the BBC: "All who are interested in this issue are invited to participate in the investigation."When there is a propaganda that crashed because of Isis (IS), and this is the only way to damage the stability and security of Egypt and Egypt's image Believe me, the situation in the Sinai - especially in this limited area - is to have full control."He said the US director of national intelligence, James Clapper, there was no "direct evidence of any involvement after the terrorist elements," adding: "It's unlikely, but I would not rule it out." Issued a subsidiary known as Sinai written statement and a voice message says it shot down a passenger plane.The group pledged allegiance IS year, believed to be aimed at control of the Sinai Peninsula in order to turn them into Islamic province before.
But experts doubt that it possesses weapons capable of shooting down aircraft.The Airbus 321 was carrying 217 passengers, including 25 children, and seven crew members. Most of those on board the Russians had.It crashed 23 minutes after taking off from the Egyptian resort Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea on its way to St. Petersburg.
It was found on the aircraft's flight recorders and sent for analysis.Officials said debris spread over a large area of the Sinai.In a press conference in Moscow on Monday, Deputy Director Kogalymavia, which has ruled Metrojet fleet of aircraft, from pilot error or technical error.Said Alexander Smirnov to [explain] the sole of the plane was destroyed in mid-air can have a certain effect, purely mechanical, a real impact on the aircraft. ""There is no combination of systems that could lead to the disintegration of the plane in the air," he said failure.He said the plane lost speed and started descending rapidly, and the crew made no attempt to get in touch and reporting on the situation on the plane.American Broadcasting CBS News reported that US satellites had detected in "flash heat" on the Sinai at the time crashed Russian plane.He said he is still being analyzed and the data even though the flash could have been caused by a bomb, it was also possible that mechanical failure may cause an explosion in the fuel tank or the engine.Until now, they have been flown from the bodies of 144 people killed in the crash back to St. Petersburg.It is scheduled to conclude three days of official mourning on Tuesday Russia.
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
The BBC said it was too early to say what caused the crash.The plane broke out over the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, killing all 224 people aboard.On Monday, the carrier Kogalymavia accused "external influence" to crash.But the head of the Russian Federal Aviation Agency said, Alexander Neradko, Russian television that this is premature and "not to any appropriate based on the facts."President Sese against jumping to conclusions also warned, and told the BBC: "All who are interested in this issue are invited to participate in the investigation."When there is a propaganda that crashed because of Isis (IS), and this is the only way to damage the stability and security of Egypt and Egypt's image Believe me, the situation in the Sinai - especially in this limited area - is to have full control."He said the US director of national intelligence, James Clapper, there was no "direct evidence of any involvement after the terrorist elements," adding: "It's unlikely, but I would not rule it out." Issued a subsidiary known as Sinai written statement and a voice message says it shot down a passenger plane.The group pledged allegiance IS year, believed to be aimed at control of the Sinai Peninsula in order to turn them into Islamic province before.
But experts doubt that it possesses weapons capable of shooting down aircraft.The Airbus 321 was carrying 217 passengers, including 25 children, and seven crew members. Most of those on board the Russians had.It crashed 23 minutes after taking off from the Egyptian resort Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea on its way to St. Petersburg.
It was found on the aircraft's flight recorders and sent for analysis.Officials said debris spread over a large area of the Sinai.In a press conference in Moscow on Monday, Deputy Director Kogalymavia, which has ruled Metrojet fleet of aircraft, from pilot error or technical error.Said Alexander Smirnov to [explain] the sole of the plane was destroyed in mid-air can have a certain effect, purely mechanical, a real impact on the aircraft. ""There is no combination of systems that could lead to the disintegration of the plane in the air," he said failure.He said the plane lost speed and started descending rapidly, and the crew made no attempt to get in touch and reporting on the situation on the plane.American Broadcasting CBS News reported that US satellites had detected in "flash heat" on the Sinai at the time crashed Russian plane.He said he is still being analyzed and the data even though the flash could have been caused by a bomb, it was also possible that mechanical failure may cause an explosion in the fuel tank or the engine.Until now, they have been flown from the bodies of 144 people killed in the crash back to St. Petersburg.It is scheduled to conclude three days of official mourning on Tuesday Russia.
Timeline: the course of flight KGL9268
05:58 Egyptian time (03:58 GMT): Flight leaves Sharm el-Sheikh, a statement from the Egyptian cabinet says06:14 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
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