A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt “disintegrated” in the air, an aviation official said Sunday, a day after the Metrojet flight disappeared from radar over the Sinai peninsula with 224 people aboard. Nearly all of the passengers aboard the Metrojet charter flight were Russian tourists returning to St. Petersburg from the Egyptian resort town […]
WASHINGTON – Defense Department officials Saturday strongly condemned terrorist actions in the Sinai Oct. 24 which resulted in the death or injury of dozens of Egyptian soldiers. In a written statement, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby expressed condolences to the families of the victims. The full statement follows. The Defense Department strongly […]
CAIRO—Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said militant attacks on army checkpoints in the Sinai Peninsula that killed 30 troops Friday were a “foreign-funded operation” and those who commit such attacks “must be hanged.” The president vowed Saturday to take drastic measures against the militants, saying there are foreign powers that want to “break the back of Egypt.” Egypt declared […]