Egypt finds ‘no evidence of terrorism’ in Sinai crash
Egyptian authorities investigating the Russian airliner crash over the Sinai claim there is no evidence of terrorism.
Ayman al-Muqaddim, head of the Egyptian committee investigating the October crash, said there was ‘no evidence’ of ‘an act of terror or illegal intervention’.
He said investigations would continue and would look at the technical condition of the plane.
But the latest claims have been disputed by the Kremlin, who say experts concluded a terrorist attack was responsible for bringing down the Metrojet Airbus, killing all 224 on board.
A group linked to Islamic State (IS) said it bombed the plane, which had just taken off from Sharm el Sheikh.
In the wake of the crash, the UK Government suspended flights to and from the resort and Russia suspended all flights to and from Egypt.
Egypt has stepped up security at its other airports in the wake of the crash and is working with the UK Government to get Sharm flights reinstated.
Most airlines and tour operators have cancelled their Sharm operations until at least mid-January.
Monarch has just extended the cancellation of flights to and from the UK to Sharm el Sheikh up to and including January 24.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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