Putin's decision was a response to the unexplained crash of an Airbus A321 operated by a Russian carrier on Saturday over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. All 224 people on board were killed.
The move, which follows decisions by Britain and Ireland to suspend flights to and from Sharm al-Sheikh, the Egyptian resort where the downed Russian airliner originated, is the first sign that Moscow is attaching credibility to the theory that Islamist militants somehow planted a bomb on the aircraft.
Putin acted after Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia's FSB security service, recommended that Russia suspend all passenger flights to Egypt until it knew exactly what caused the crash.
"The head of state agreed with these recommendations," Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesman, was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency.
"V. Putin has tasked the government with working out a mechanism to realise the recommendations of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee and to ensure the return of Russian citizens to the motherland."
Putin had also ordered the government to open talks with Egyptian authorities to guarantee the safety of flights, said Peskov.
- A Sinai-based group affiliated with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the militants who have seized swathes of Iraq and Syria, has claimed responsibility for the crash, which, if confirmed, would make it the jihadist organization’s first attack on civil aviation.
But before Friday afternoon, the Kremlin had firmly said it was too early to say what caused the crash and that all theories, including the possibility of technical failure, should be examined by the official investigation.
Britain and Ireland have already suspended regular flights to Sharm al-Sheikh amid growing concerns over what caused the plane crash and the level of security at the resort's airport.
Egypt is one of the most popular holiday destinations for Russians and any decision to suspend flights would cause major logistical problems for Russia's airlines and stranded tourists.
Reuters, Moscow
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ReplyDeleteEl presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin, ordenó suspender todos los vuelos a Egipto hasta que se restablezca la seguridad aérea y evacuar a los ciudadanos rusos que se encuentran el país árabe, comunicó el portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov.
"El presidente (Vladímir Putin) se refería al cese de la comunicación aérea con Egipto hasta que no se logre junto a los socios egipcios garantizar el nivel de seguridad necesario", dijo Peskov al precisar que "se trata de todos los vuelos a Egipto".
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"El jefe del Estado está de acuerdo con estas recomendaciones, Putin ordenó al Gobierno elaborar los mecanismos para la realización de estas recomendaciones del Comité Nacional de Aviación y garantizar la evacuación de los ciudadanos rusos", dijo Peskov.
En este momento, en Egipto se encuentran unos 45.000 turistas rusos, entre ellos el 40 por ciento están en Sharm el Sheikh y la península del Sinaí, según la Agencia Federal de Turismo de Rusia..............http://sptnkne.ws/abcC
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ReplyDeleteBoth the US officials and officials in Europe cautioned, however, that conclusive forensic evidence that the plane was brought down by a bomb was still lacking and that a possible mechanical failure had not been ruled out.
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Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to suspend flights from Russia to Egypt and ordered his government to draft a mechanism for getting Russians out of the country..........http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/1106/740013-egypt-flight-suspension/
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ReplyDeleteLa thèse de l'attentat concernant le crash de l'Airbus A321 russe dans le Sinaï se précise donc.
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ReplyDeleteLa thèse de l’attentat se précise. Les boîtes noires de l’appareil ont permis d’entendre distinctement le bruit d’une explosion durant le vol, a expliqué ce vendredi un enquêteur à France 2. Cette explosion ne serait pas consécutive à une panne du moteur, ce qui écarterait l’hypothèse de l’accident.
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