CAIRO, October 31. /TASS/. According to the Egyptian authorities there are no survivors in Russian Airbus A321 plane crash, Associated Press reported Saturday.
"There are no survivors in Russian plane crash," the authorities confirmed.
According to preliminary information, the aircraft A321 of the airline Kolavia carrying out flight Sharm el-Sheikh - Petersburg crashed on Saturday, October 31, 100 km from Arish in North Sinai. Al Arabiya TV channel said citing Egyptian security services that the airliner was completely destroyed. There were 224 people on board.
According to the Civil Aviation Ministry of Egypt 3 men, 138 women and 17 children aged from 2 to 17 years were on board of the Russian aircraft that crashed in Egypt. According to the airport’s administration report, all passengers and crew members were Russian citizens.
Авиакатастрофа российского пассажирского самолета в Египте. Хроника событий
Российский пассажирский самолет Airbus A321 авиакомпании "Когалымавиа", следовавший по маршруту Шарм-эш-Шейх - Санкт-Петербург, разбился в 100 км от Эль-Ариша в Египте. На борту было 217 пассажиров и семь членов экипажа. На месте крушения найдены тела по меньшей мере 100 человек. СК РФ возбудил уголовное дело по факту крушения.
INC News, 31/10/2015 - via TASS