Posted on 10/31/2015 12:30:35 AM PDT by tcrlaf
Edited on 10/31/2015 4:06:49 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
A Russian airliner has crashed in central Sinai with more than 200 people on board, the office of Egypt's prime minister has confirmed.
The Airbus A-321 had just left the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, bound for the Russian city of St Petersburg.
Wreckage of the plane has been found in the Hassana area and bodies removed. An official described a "tragic scene".
Flight KGL9268 disappeared from radar screens when travelling at 9,500m (31,000ft), Egyptian officials said.
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Oh, great.....prayers for those aboard....
From RT:
Russian passenger aircraft goes off radar, reportedly crashes over Egypt
An airliner flying from Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh to St. Petersburg disappeared from radar, a source in the Russian airline regulator told RIA Novosti.
The Airbus belonging to Kogalymavia, a small airline based in Western Siberia, went missing as it was flying over the Sinai Peninsula. Some local media reported that it crashed.
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https://www.rt.com/news/320217-russian-plane-off-radars/
Bad news.....
TWITTER:
According to Rosaviation plane with 212 passengers from Sharm El-Sheikh lost near Larnaka, not Al Erish Sinai
TWITTER:
URGENT:
A Russian aircraft (unknown number of civilians on board) crashed in central #Sinai ,massive rescue operation underway- Media srcs
One of Hillary’s manpads?
“One of Hillary’s manpads?”
If it is, they’ll be hell to pay.
Uncle Sid’s Benghazi missile sale, no doubt?
That’s what worries me, also.
There’s a report that an Egypitian official is saying the plane is safe and passing through Turkey.
Good thing Obama has sent 50 squads of “Advisors” to the region! Lot’s of stand down orders and such.............
SPUTNIK:
A source in Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) told RIA Novosti the Kogalymavia Flight 9268 carrying 217 passengeers and 7 crew members took off from Sharm El-Sheikh at 3:31 GMT and vanished from the radars after 23 minutes of flight.
Egyptian president’s office says the plane crashed on BBC Radio 2 News at 8am.
BBC News, updated 7 minutes ago:
A Russian airliner has crashed in central Sinai with more than 200 people on board, the office of Egypt’s prime minister has confirmed.
The Airbus A-321 had just taken off from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, on its way to the Russian city of St Petersburg.
There were conflicting reports about the fate of the plane, some suggesting it had disappeared over Cyprus.
Most of the passengers are said to be Russian tourists.
The plane is operated by the Russian airline Kogalymavia. Latest reports say it is carrying 217 passengers and seven crew.
It would have to be a super-Manpad from the future to hit something at 30-35 thousand feet.
SPUTNIK UPDATE:
Earlier on Saturday Egyptian air traffic control said they lost control with the Russian airliner en route from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg.
Egyptian prime minister said Saturday a Russian airliner crashed in the Sinai peninsula. A source in the Egyptian civil aviation authotity told RIA Novosti a Kogalymavia A321 en route from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg crashed near Nekhel in the north of Sinai
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