Reuters: EgyptAir mechanic could carry a bomb aboard the Russian A321 in Egypt

An EgyptAir mechanic whose cousin joined Islamic State in Syria is suspected of carrying a bomb on board the Russian passenger jet that exploded over Egypt in late October, people familiar with the matter said. According to Russia, the cause of the incident...

Russia called the crash of А321 a terrorist act and voiced a reward for information

The reason for the crash of the Russian A321 plane over Sinai was a terrorist attack with an improvised explosive device with a capacity of up to one kilogram of TNT. This was announced by the head of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the transcript of which was published ...

Journalists learned about the timer on board the crashed Russian airliner

On board the Russian A321 plane that crashed in Egypt, there was a timer set for two hours. This is reported by the American television channel Fox News, citing sources in the intelligence services. According to one of the working versions considered by the American special services, the timer was installed near the fuel line, the power of the explosive device attached to it was calculated in this way ...

Flight recorder of the crashed liner recorded the sound of an explosion

The flight recorder of the crashed A321 aircraft recorded the sound of the explosion on board. This is reported by the French TV channel France-2 with reference to one of the participants in the investigation of the disaster. According to him, it is not about the explosion of the plane's engine. Le Point newspaper reports, citing the results of the decryption of the "black boxes", that after the explosion on board the plane it was disconnected ...

All versions of the possible causes of the collapse of the Russian liner

Five days after the plane crash of the Russian airline Metrojet in Egypt, it is still unclear what caused the deaths of 224 people flying from Sharm El Sheikh to St. Petersburg. The United States and Britain are talking about the likelihood of a terrorist attack, and Russian officials are asking to refrain from speculation, not excluding any of the possible causes of the plane crash. Foreign version: perhaps ...

Egyptian media called the reason for the collapse of the Russian liner

An engine explosion became the cause of the crash of the A321 "Kogalymavia" liner. This was reported by the Egyptian newspaper "Al-Masri al-Yaum" citing sources in the commission of inquiry investigating the crash of the liner. Sources, in turn, refer to the decryption data of the A321 flight recorders. The cause of the explosion in the engine is to be found out during the investigation. Source…

US intelligence has recorded a flash at the time of the crash of the A-321

The American private intelligence and analytical company Stratfor has named a bomb explosion on board the most likely cause of the crash of an A-321 passenger plane in Egypt. Analysts note that accidents due to technical malfunctions in most cases occur during takeoff and landing, when the aircraft structure is under the greatest stress. As for the possible failure of the electronics, ...

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