The Kremlin said for the first time on Tuesday that a bomb did bring down a Russian passenger plane that crashed over the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt on Oct. 31, killing all 224 people on board.
Government says bomb did down Airbus A321 plane over Egypt last month
"One can unequivocally say that it was a terrorist act," Alexander Bortnikov
Russia says bomb did down Airbus A321 plane over Egypt last month
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"One can unequivocally say that it was a terrorist act," Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia's FSB security service, told a meeting chaired by President Vladimir Putin, according to a transcript published on the Kremlin's web site.
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