Egypt -— A passenger airliner crashed in the Sinai Peninsula last Saturday as a result of an external influence while the plane was in flight, an executive for the airline said, according to CNN.
The Russian plane was carrying 224 people and headed from Egypt to Russia when it broke apart midflight. The plane was found in two pieces in a remote area of the peninsula with no survivors.
Investigators are still piecing together the details of why the plane crashed. Some officials believe technical failures are to blame, but others dispute it.
An Islamic State-affiliated group reportedly claimed responsibility for the plane’s crash, but the Egyptian and Russian government have dismissed it.
The plane, which belonged to the Kogalymavia airline company, was an Airbus A321-200 flying at more than 30,000 feet before it crashed.
Source: CNN
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