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ISIS claims bomb hidden in soda can took down Russian airliner

The picture showed a yellow can of Schweppes Gold soda and what appeared to be other bomb components.

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Another photograph showed passports said to belong to Russian passengers killed in the bombing, with the documents allegedly obtained by Islamic fighters.

The bomb which blew up a Russian Airbus over Egypt was “smuggled” onboard after Isis militants discovered a way to compromise the security at Sharm el-Sheikh airport, the group has claimed.

USA state department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said the US wants “any airstrikes taken by Russian assets in Syria (a) to be directed at ISIL, and (b) to take into consideration possible civilian casualties”, in a press briefing on Tuesday. The organization s first consider reducing the airliner of the country depends on the coalition led by America, but then a while before the attacks target Syria both started air strikes reportedly Russian Federation or replace.

Last week, ISIS claimed responsibility for the Paris attack in France that killed 129 and left more than 300 critically injured.

The bomb may have been smuggled on board by airport service personnel in charge of cleaning, or delivering baggage and food.

President Putin vowed to find the perpetrators and offered a £30million reward for information leading to their capture.

“Communications between the pilot and the tower were very normal – no distress signals occurred”, Egyptian transportation minister Hossam Kamal said in a press conference following the incident, according to the NY Times.

ISIS is, however, believed to have influence at the Sharm el-Sheikh airport, and this might’ve included a few way of letting an attacker bypass security.

“It doesn’t take much to bring down a plane in flight if it’s placed in the most critical area of the aircraft, breaking the fuselage”, said May, a retired explosives enforcement officer with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Egypt, whose economy is heavily dependent on tourism, is yet to acknowledge whether a bomb brought down the airliner last month. But Islamic State said the airline attack was primarily planned as a response to Russian and Western airstrikes.

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“Ever since the Chinese citizen was held hostage by the Islamic State group, the Chinese government has been sparing no effort in rescuing him”, ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in a statement, according to the AP.

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