News Alert: No survivors after Russian plane carrying 224 people crashes in Egypt

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Saturday October 31, 2015
Relatives react after a Russian airliner with 217 passengers and seven crew aboard crashed, as people gather at Russian airline Kogalymavia’s information desk at Pulkovo airport in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. Russia's civil air agency is expected to have a news conference shortly to talk about the Russian Metrojet passenger plane that Egyptian authorities say has crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
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By Yusri Mohammed and Ahmed Mohamed Hassan


CAIRO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - None of 224 passengers and crew on board a Russian passenger plane that crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Saturday survived, medical and security sources said.


Search and rescue team members are still gathering the remains of victims, the sources said.


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