Egypt Expected to Release Findings From Crashed Russian Plane's Black Box

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Mostafa El Shemy/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt) — Investigators in Egypt on Saturday were expected to release the initial findings of their analysis of the black box recovered from a Russian plane that crashed shortly after taking off from a resort city on the Red Sea on October 31st, killing all 224 people on board.

The Metrojet plane crashed last Saturday shortly after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh. Since the crash, the United Kingdom and Russia have suspended flights to and from the resort city.

An Egyptian government official said Friday a bomb was the most “plausible” scenario for the crash.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has since announced new security enhancements for commercial flights bound for the U.S. from certain foreign airports Friday, including expanded screening to items on planes and offering assistance to certain foreign airports, though further details weren’t released.


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