The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the downing of the Russian plane

Agence France-Presse on Twitter, as well as Reuters, reported that the group controlled by the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the crash of the Russian airliner in Egypt.

"The caliphate soldiers successfully attacked the Russian plane at Sinai," a statement quoted by social networks quoted Yahoo News.

In turn, representatives of the security services of Egypt said that there was no indication that the plane was shot down.

According to experts, the version of the defeat of an aircraft from the ground using air defense systems should be considered untenable. According to experts, militants in the region, including groups of radical Islamists, do not have systems capable of hitting aerial targets at altitudes of more than three or four thousand meters.

Today in 6: 51 from Sharm el-Sheikh A321 flight 9268 flew to St. Petersburg. In 7: 14 near Larnaca, according to preliminary data, the aircraft lost contact and the aircraft’s mark disappeared from the radar screens.

There were 224 people aboard the flight - 217 passengers, including 17 children, and seven crew members.