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IS Claim They Downed Plane That Killed 224 People

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04:38 31 Oct 2015


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224 people have died in a plane crash in Egypt - which security sources think was caused by a technical fault.

Rescuers have discovered the black box - which will help investigators work out why the Metrojet flight came down in the Sinai Peninsula.

Islamic State militants had claimed they downed the jet - however that has been ruled out by Russia.

The aircraft was on its way to Russia from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Relatives of those who've died - including Anna Smirnova - are gathering at a hotel close to the airport in St Petersburg, where the flight was due to land:


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