Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has for the first time acknowledged that the Russian A321 plane that crashed in Sinai last October was downed by terrorists, informs TASS.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has for the first time acknowledged that the Russian A321 plane that crashed in Sinai last October was downed by terrorists, informs TASS.
"“Has terrorism ended? No it has not, but it will if we unite. Whoever downed the Russian plane, what did he mean? He meant to hit tourism, and to hit relations with Russia," Egyptian President said in a televised speech on Wednesday.
Earlier, Egyptian authorities rejected Moscow's findings that blamed a terrorist attack for the plane crash. An affiliate of the Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the tragedy.
Moscow stopped all civilian flights to Egypt, one of the most popular destinations for Russian tourists, after the plane crash that killed 224 people aboard the Airbus 321-200.
