Russian Plane Crashes Over Sinai Penninsula

Early Saturday morning, a Russian passenger jet broke up over the Sinai Peninsula, resulting in the death of all 224 of its passengers. According to reports, “Disintegration of the fuselage took place in the air, and the fragments are scattered around a large area (about 20 square kilometers),” said Viktor Sorochenko, executive director of Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee. 

Kogalymavia Flight 9268’s route from Egypt to Russia

Experts say it is too early to know for certain what exactly caused the crash, but there are many theories. The plane was flying from the Egyptian resort Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg, Russia when communications with the plane ended at about 23 minutes into the flight. Because the plane was flying over an area of violent Islamic insurgency, terrorism has not been ruled out as a possible cause.

An image of the plane’s “black boxes” that store flight information.

The plane’s black boxes have arrived in Russia, and more will be known once they are read and decoded.  

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