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A Russian plane carrying
over 220 people from Egypt to Russia disappeared from radars, according to
Russian and Egyptian authorities. It is believed to have crashed in central
Sinai. Kolavia
Flight 7K9268, an Airbus A320, went off radar 23 minutes after taking off from
Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport, Sergey Izvolskiy told the media citing
preliminary data.
The
plane was carrying 212 passengers and 7 crew members, he added.
Egyptian
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail confirmed that the Russian plane did go missing
over Sinai and said a cabinet-level crisis committee has been convened to deal
with the incident.
