Britain has said it is concerned
that a Russian airliner that crashed in Sinai may have been brought down by a
bomb, prompting it to temporarily suspend flights from Egypt's Red Sea resort
of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Wednesday's announcement came four
days after the Russian Airbus crashed in northern Sinai, killing all 224 people
on board, just 23 minutes after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh.
"While the investigation is
still ongoing we cannot say categorically why the Russian jet crashed, the
office of Prime Minister David Cameron said in a statement.
"But as more information has
come to light, we have become concerned that the plane may well have been
brought down by an explosive device," he said.
A Russian aviation source told the
Reuters news agency that the investigation into the crash is looking into the
possibility of an object stowed on board causing the disaster.
"There are two versions now
under consideration: something stowed inside [the plane] and a technical
fault," the source said.
"But the airplane could not
just break apart in the air - there should be some action. A rocket is unlikely
as there are no signs of that."
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