Russia: Metrojet plane broke up at high altitude

It's difficult to tell, but I see the charred remains of the main wings with forward fuselage and nose cone all INTACT on the ground. We don't know when the fire started at this point. That is crucial in determining what happened, but how does 3/4ths of the aircraft lay upon the ground intact if it were a bomb?

It could well be a bomb but so far the evidence leads ME to conclude the aircraft broke apart towards the tail, possibly due to the aircraft reaching full cabin pressurization causing fractures near tail to erupt. If a bomb were located near the tail, would there be so much passenger luggage still intact?

I'm just guessing. I'm no expert by any means.

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