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Russian president instructs to form state commission on plane crash in Egypt

Other News Materials 31 October 2015 14:54 (UTC +04:00)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to form a state commission regarding the crash of Kolavia plane in Egypt
Russian president instructs to form state commission on plane crash in Egypt

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to form a state commission regarding the crash of Kolavia plane in Egypt, RIA Novosti Russian news agency reported Oct. 31 with reference to the press service of the Kremlin.

"Putin has instructed prime minister Medvedev to form a state commission in connection with the crash of Kolavia plane in Egypt," said the statement.

Kolavia Flight 7K9268, an Airbus A321, went off radar 23 minutes after taking off from Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport. The crash site was discovered hours later in a desolate mountainous area of central Sinai, Egypt's aviation ministry reported.

All passengers and crewmembers are presumed to have been killed in the crash, Egyptian sources said.

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