Russian Plane Crash in Egypt: All passengers dead, ISIS claims responsibility

France's air safety agency to send team to Egypt to investigate plane crash
 

Egyptian PM says no "irregular" activities believed behind crash

Lufthansa, Air France avoid flying over Sinai after crash

Egyptian civil aviation minister says Russian plane was safe when it took off

The flight’s planned route was from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg, Russia

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Ismail said that the chances of finding survivors were now near-impossible and that a Russian team would arrive in Egypt on Saturday evening. 

Read: Russian airliner with 224 aboard crashes in Egypt's Sinai, all killed

Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail says impossible to determine cause of Russian plane crash until black box examined.

Islamic State, who claims to have brought down the Russian plane tweeted: "You who kill will be killed."

Bodies were being removed from the scene of the crash and transported to various hospitals with 34 arriving in the Zeinhom morgue in Cairo.

Russian aviation regulator says no grounds yet to blame airliner crash on technical failure, mistake by crew or external action

Claim that terrorists caused Russian airlines crash in Egypt "can't be considered accurate", says Russian transport minister

Read: Islamic State claims responsibility for downing Russian plane in Egypt

The North Sinai prosecution office summoned air and ground traffic control officials for questioning over the incident, and ordered a technical team from the Civil Aviation Ministry to analyse the contents of the plane's black box, said state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram's website.

Egypt prosecutor general to allow Russian government agency to participate in investigation of crashed Russian plane

Al-Sisi offered deep condolences and promised to create conditions for the widest possible participation of Russian specialists in the investigation into the cause of the crash, the Kremlin said.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has spoken on the phone with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to discuss the crash of a Russian airliner in Egypt.

Russian investigation committee says examining fuel samples from last refueling stop in Samara of airliner that crashed in Egypt

Islamic State group in Egypt claims it downed Russian airliner

Russian state transport regulator had found violations during last flight safety inspection of plane which crashed in Egypt. But after the inspection, which took place in March 2014, the airline remedied the breaches within the deadlines it had been set, Interfax reported.

Initial examination shows Russian plane crashed in Egypt's Sinai due to technical fault, say north Sinai security sources

Russian officials searching Moscow offices of Kogalymavia, have seized documents line Kogalymavia respected flight safety rules

Egyptian authorities report that there are no survivors in the Russian plane crash

Pilot  had reported technical problems in flying the plane. The Russian RIA news agency, citing sources at Sharm el-Sheikh, said: "The pilot contacted the dispatcher and reported technical problems, asking for a change of the route and a landing at Cairo airport, after which communication was broken."  

Russian Airline Kogalymavia says sees no grounds to blame human error for crash in Egypt

Russian President Vladimir Putin orders emergency teams to Egypt plane crash site

A Russian passenger plane that crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Saturday was carrying 214 Russian passengers and three Ukrainians, the Egyptian cabinet said in a statement. Out of the total 217 passengers, 138 were women, 62 men and 17 were children, the cabinet statement added.

Russia Putin declares National Day of Mourning on November 1 after plane crash in Egypt

Egyptian rescue team finds crashed Russian plane's black box

Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Hossam Kemal said it was "too soon to determine the cause" of a Russian passenger plane crash in the country's Sinai peninsula, a cabinet statement quoted him as saying on Saturday.

Russia's top Investigative Committee has launched a case against airline Kogalymavia under an article regulating "violation of rules of flights and preparations for them" after a Kogalymavia airliner crashed in Egypt on Saturday, Russian news agencies said, citing the committee's spokesman

Israeli military said on Saturday it had offered its help to Egypt and Russia after a Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers and crew crashed in the Sinai peninsula.

Russian President Vladimir Putin expresses condolences to victims' families

Voices of trapped passengers could be heard in section of Russian plane crashed in Egypt's Sinai, officer on scene.

Egyptian Prosecutoe General orders team of prosecutors to site of Russian plane crash, orders investigation- Prosecutors source

The plane was at an altitude of 31,000 feet when it vanished from radar screens, the ministry said in a statement.

Egyptian search and rescue teams have found the site of the crashed Russian passenger plane in the Hassana area, south of Arish, Sinai, the civilian aviation ministry said on Saturday.

Most passengers likely to have died, says security officer at scene.

Russian airline completely destroyed, says security officer at scene.

Egyptian security sources said there was no indication that the plane had been shot down. Islamist militants are active in parts of Sinai.