Egypt states its innocence in crash of Russian Airbus A321

Egypt doesn't consider itself to be guilty of the crash of the Russian airplane A321 in the skies over Sinai, the country itself has become a victim of this tragedy, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt Sameh Shoukry said today.

"We are a victim of this tragedy. Sometimes we feel that we are guilty of this tragedy. It is not our fault. It is necessary to take all necessary measures in order to determine why the plane crashed. We are doing our best to ensure a high level of safety and to reassure tourists," the Foreign Minister of Egypt said, RIA Novosti reports.