One well-known Egyptian actor even said on a TV talk show that the British prime minister – whom he identified as “John Brown”, perhaps muddling the names of previous prime ministers John Major and Gordon Brown – “is in the Muslim Brotherhood”.
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Egypt has come under criticism over the investigation with sources saying there has been an “unacceptable” lack of transparency following the crash.
The Russian plane which crashed on October 31 – an Airbus 321 – was still gaining altitude as it disintegrated 23 minutes after take-off.
Egypt’s President declared on Wednesday that the “lights will not be going out in Sharm al-Sheikh”, as he visited the Red Sea resort hit by suspension of foreign flights since a Russian airliner crash a few experts suspect was caused by a bomb.
Confirmation that militants brought down the airliner could have a devastating impact on Egypt’s lucrative tourist industry, which has suffered from years of political turmoil and was hit last week when Russian Federation, Turkey and several European countries suspended flights to Sharm al-Sheikh.
We are all used to the liquids ban on planes.
“This is about certain airports that the Government will identify that need to take certain measures to improve their security and they will lead on that”. The checks are expected to include security and baggage handling, both of which have come under scrutiny in the aftermath of the Russian airline disaster over a week ago.
So the big question then.
If the Russian plane crash in Sinai was a terror attack, will we see yet more rules put in place before we clear security?
US air carriers for years have avoided flying into or out of Sharm al-Sheikh airport because of longstanding worries about security at the facility, USA officials said. The plane broke up at high altitude and a few national authorities have said it may have been hit by a bomb explosion.
In comments that may further anger Egyptian officials, Hammond suggested a few countries have a problem with training and motivation of security staff.
They said they would eventually tell the world how they carried out the attack.
They also complain that the West is not helping Egypt enough in its fight against terrorism, including the Islamic State’s branch in Sinai, which claimed to have downed the plane.
“Given the ongoing investigation, we are particularly focused on what happened, understanding what happened, and what more we could do in that region”, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said on Saturday.
US State Department spokesman John Kirby said earlier, however, that Washington, Moscow and Cairo have been in daily contact over the matter.
Russian Federation will continue its offensive airstrikes in Syria regardless of what investigators determine to be the cause of the Sinai Peninsula plane crash, which may have been caused by a bomb planted by the Islamic State.
The plane is believed to have broken up in mid-air.
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Carries out suicide bombings, shootings, beheadings; dozens of Egyptian soldiers killed.
