#7K9268

Crash of Airbus 321, Metrojet, 'Missing' Russian Airliner (224 people) Has Crashed In Sinai, Egypt

A Russian airliner carrying over 200 passengers that was earlier reported missing has crashed in Sinai Peninsula, the office of the Egyptian prime minister has confirmed.

A "Russian civilian plane... crashed in the central Sinai," a statement from the office of Prime Minister Sharif Ismail said.

The Metrojet (formerly Kolavia Airlines) flight had 217 passengers and seven crew members on board. A senior aviation official said it was a charter flight operated by a Russian company.

Sergei Lzvolsky, an official with the Russian aviation agency Rosaviatsia told Interfax news agency that the plane had departed Egypt's Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh at 5:51 am local time (03:51 GMT).

According to reports, Flight 7K9268 flying to Russia from Sharm al-Sheikh in Egypt went off radar 23 minutes after taking off.
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