Wreckage was found in the Hasana area and bodies removed, along with the plane's “black box”. An official described a “tragic scene” with bodies of victims still strapped to seats.
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The BBC’s Orla Guerin in Cairo says it is likely there will be speculation about militant involvement in the incident - Sinai has an active militant network, with local Jihadis who have allied themselves to so-called Islamic State.
But the aircraft’s altitude suggests that it could not have been struck from the ground, she adds.
Local weather observations in the vicinity of the rescue scene suggest relatively benign conditions.