Kamal says the original tape will not be transported out of Egypt, which is leading the investigation alongside representatives from Russian Federation, France, Germany, and Ireland. “The matter has been decided in view of the security of Kazakh citizens”.
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Concerns were also raised about unlit corners of the airport that were hard to monitor and security guards playing on their phones instead of manning X-ray machines.
Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada and other Red Sea resort towns have traditionally been popular tourist destinations for Russians.
Meanwhile, Egypt did not invite the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the National Transporation Safety Board (NTSB) to help in the investigation of the Russian airplane crash.
Regardless of what caused the crash, the impact on Egypt’s tourism industry has been devastating.
Many British tourists have since been flown back on special repatriation flights by British airlines.
In the early days after the crash of a Russian Metrojet airliner in Sinai, both the Egyptian and Russian governments strenuously resisted conclusions that it was an act of terrorism.
Over 13,000 passengers have been brought home amid heightened security since flights restarted on November 6.
Russian state media reported that numerous 217 passengers on Kogalymavia Flight 9268 were Russians returning from vacation.
“It seemed purely for show to display that they were doing something in front of someone from the Department for Transport”, Mr Weir said.
Russia’s state aviation agency has banned all EgyptAir flights to Russian Federation, following a previous decision to stop all flights from Russian Federation to Egypt. Several governments – including Britain and Israel – have said that they believed the plane was likely downed by a bomb on board after it took off.
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In a statement, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said, ISIS warlord noticed the presence of the police.
