: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Russia Mourns Plane Crash Victims


Russia is observing a national day of mourning Sunday for the 217 passengers and seven crew members killed in a plane crash Saturday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.

Nearly all of the passengers were Russian tourists returning to St. Petersburg from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Three Ukrainians are also among the dead.

Emergency crews have recovered at least 129 bodies so far, along with both of the plane’s black boxes, which record all moments of the flight including communications among the pilots. Experts hope the data recorders will give them vital clues into what caused the plane to crash.

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Source: Voice of America

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