Egypt: EMERCOM officials remove bodies from flight 7K9268 wreckage

Russian Ministry of Emergencies (EMERCOM) officials removed bodies from the wreckage of the Russian Airbus A321 in Sinai, Wednesday, following Saturday's tragic plane crash in which 224 people died. Investigators could be seen removing the bodies from the site. The remains of the victims are expected to be taken to Cairo, where they will then be flown to Russia for further investigation. Kogalymavia (Metrojet) flight 7K9268 crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula around 23 minutes after take-off on Saturday, killing everyone on board. The passenger plane was heading to Saint Petersburg from Sharm el-Sheikh when it broke up in the air. The wreckage of the aircraft was scattered over a vast area of the Sinai Peninsula. There were a total of 224 people on board the Russian commercial plane - 217 passengers, including 25 children and seven crew members. Reports indicate that all but five passengers - four Ukrainians and one Belarusian - were Russian.