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07Nov/15

Russian plane broke up in mid-air after noise, crash investigators say

November 7, 2015WorldAviation, Aviation accidents and incidents, Ayman al-Muqaddam, Cairo, Cairo International Airport, Egypt, France, Geography of Asia, Germany, Ireland, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Sinai Province, London, Metrojet Flight, Moscow, Red Sea Riviera, Russia, Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai insurgency, Sinai Peninsula, Syria, The Airbus, Western Asiasmbale

A Russian plane which crashed in Egypt last week was flying on auto-pilot and appeared to break up in mid-air after a sudden noise but it is too soon to conclude exactly what brought it down, the lead investigator says.
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31Oct/15

File footage of plane of Russian Kogalymavia, whose airliner crashed in Egypt

October 31, 2015WorldAl Arish, Aviation, Aviation accidents and incidents, Cairo, Egypt, el-Sheikh, Geography of Asia, In Egypt, In Russia, Kogalymavia, Metrojet, Metrojet Flight, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Moscow, Russia, Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War, Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Sinai, Sinai insurgency, St. Petersburg, The Airbus, Western Asiasmbale

File footage shows a plane of Russian airline Kogalymavia, which operates under the name Metrojet, whose airliner carrying 224 passengers and crew reportedly crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula.

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03Jul/15

Rockets land in Israel, Egypt’s IS affiliate claims responsibility

July 3, 2015WarAnsar Bait al-Maqdis, Asia, Egypt, ESHKOL, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Gaza–Israel conflict, Hamas, Iraq, Islam, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Sinai Province, Islamist groups, Israel, Israeli military, Israeli police, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Mahmoud Abbas, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian militant groups, Palestinian territories, Palestinian terrorism, Politics, Rocket attacks on Eilat and Aqaba, Sinai, Sinai insurgency, Sinai Peninsula, Sinai Province, Southern Israel cross-border attacks, Southern Levant, SUEZ S.A., Syria, Terrorism, War/Conflict, Western Asiasmbale

ESHKOL, ISRAEL (JULY 3, 2015) (ISRAELI POLICE HANDOUT) – Militants in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula fired rockets into southern Israel on Friday (July 3) in an incident that caused no casualties but appeared to be linked to fighting between Islamist insurgents and Egyptian security forces.
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