World
October 31, 14:39 UTC+3
63 men, 138 women and 17 children aged from 2 to 17 years were on board of the Russian aircraft

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Relatives of passengers of A321 that crashed in Egypt at Pulkovo airport
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CAIRO, October 31. /TASS/. Bodies of at least 100 people recovered at crash site of Russian Airbus A321 in Egypt, Reuters reports.

63 men, 138 women and 17 children aged from 2 to 17 years were on board of the Russian aircraft that crashed in Egypt, Civil Aviation Ministry of Egypt said Saturday.

According to the reports, no survivors are yet found. Meanwhile, one of the black boxes have been found at Kolavia’s A321 plane crash site in Sinai.

Earlier Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh airport has handed documents on technical condition, pre-flight inspection, jet fuel volumes and number of passengers onboard the Russian plane.

According to the airport’s administration report, all passengers and crewmembers were Russian citizens.

According to preliminary reports, Kolavia’s A321 plane crashed 100km from Arish in North Sinai. Al Arabiya TV channel said citing Egyptian security services that the airliner was completely destroyed. There were 224 people onboard.

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November 1 declared national day of mourning in Russia over plane crash in Egypt

Relatives of passengers of crashed Russian A321 at Pulkovo airport
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MOSCOW, October 31. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared national day of mourning on November 1 over Russian plane crash in Egypt, the Kremlin press service said on Saturday.

"On the day of mourning, Russian national flags will be flown at half-mast across the country. Cultural institutions and television and radio broadcasters should cancel entertaining events and programs on the day of mourning. The Russian government, together with local authorities, should take appropriate measures to provide assistance to the families of the victims," the press service cited the presidential decree as saying.

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Black boxes found at Russian plane crash site in Sinai — media
World
October 31, 14:18 UTC+3
According to Egyptian security services, that the airliner was completely destroyed

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© Marina Lystseva/TASS

CAIRO, October 31. /TASS/. Black boxes have been found at Kolavia’s A321 plane crash site in Sinai, Al Jazeera TV channel reported citing sources in Egypt’s security services.

According to preliminary reports, Kolavia’s A321 plane crashed 100km from Arish in North Sinai. Al Arabiya TV channel said citing Egyptian security services that the airliner was completely destroyed. There were 224 people onboard.

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Enough.

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