A Russian plane, 224 passengers on board, crashed in Sinai, Egypt

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Russian plane, with 224 passengers on board, crashed Saturday in the middle of Sinai peninsula, Egypt.

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) said the plane, belongs to “Kogalym avia” company carrying 217 passengers and 7 crew, took off from Sharm El-Sheikh airport Saturday morning and went off radar after 23 minutes of flight.

Earlier on Saturday Egyptian air traffic control said they lost contact with the Russian airliner en route from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg.

Egyptian prime minister Sharif Ismail, who cut his visit to Ismailiya city, said the plane crashed near el-Arish in the north of Sinai and formed an operation center for following up the crash incident to identify the reasons