Plane crash in Egypt: no survivors

None of the passengers or crew members flying on board the Russian aircraft ‘Kogalymavia’ which crashed in Egypt survived. This was announced by representatives of the Egyptian authorities.

"There are no survivors in the Russian plane crash in the Sinai,’’ RIA Novosti quotes the Associated Press.

Earlier, the Reuters news agency published information that voices of survivors were heard from the wreckage of the aircraft.

The Association of Tour Operators of Russia has published the list of passengers, it is posted on its website. The list was also duplicated by RIA Novosti. According to the Transport Ministry, 217 passengers and seven crew members were on board. The Russian Embassy in Egypt reports 212 passengers and seven crew members.

Today’s catastrophe is the largest in the history of Russian aviation.