US Officials: Highly Possible Bomb Downed Russian Jetliner Over Egypt

U.S. and British officials are telling the media it is “highly possible” that a bomb brought down a Russian passenger jet over Egypts Sinai Peninsula last week, killing all 224 people on board.One U.S. official tells the Associated Press that intercepted communications point to the possibility that Islamic State was responsible.Experts are examining the wreckage for any signs of terrorism, while some reports say forensic examinations have revealed shrapnel in some of the victims. The experts also have retrieved both black box flight recorders.Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the disaster, but so far has not presented any firm evidence to back it up.

 

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