UK government suspects 'explosive device' brought down Russian airliner

Downing St has ordered British airlines to stop flying to the Sinai resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
 
Nevil Gibson talks about the Russian plane crash on NBR Radio and on demand on MyNBR Radio.

Nevil Gibson
Thu, 05 Nov 2015

The UK has suspended flights from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh because an “explosive device” may have caused the crash of a chartered Russian airliner that came down in the northern Sinai desert at the weekend.

Terrorists affiliated with the Islamic Republic have claimed responsibility

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