Russian authorities confirm bomb brought down Metrojet A321

Credit: Russian security chief Alexander Bortnikov
The Russian government has formally stated that an explosive device was responsible for the downing of a Metrojet Airbus A321 over Sinai on Oct. 31 with the loss of 224 lives. In a meeting at the Kremlin on the evening of Nov. 16, the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service, Alexander Bortnikov...

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