US and UK officials said they believe the Russian plane that crashed over the Sinai peninsula may have been brought down by an explosive device. The British government has suspended all flights out of the Egyptian resort while security assessments are carried out, after receiving specific intelligence in the last 24 hours about the plane.
The prime minister’s spokeswoman said: “In light of this and as a precautionary measure we have decided that flights due to leave Sharm for the UK this evening will be delayed. That will allow time for a team of UK aviation experts, currently travelling to Sharm, to make an assessment of the security arrangements in place at the airport and to identify whether any further action is required.”
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