Egypt plane crash: 'External impact' to blame for jet disaster, says airline
Egyptian soldiers collect personal belongings of plane crash victims at the crash site in the Sinai Peninsula. Photo: AP
Isabelle Fraser in MoscowTelegraph Media Group Limited
Only an external impact could have caused a Russian plane to dive into the Egyptian desert, killing all 224 people on board, Metrojet airline officials said.
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