埃及稱未發現有關俄民航機墜毀的恐怖主義證據大綱
Egypt issued a preliminary report Monday saying its investigators have found no evidence of terrorism in the October 31 crash of a Russian plane in the Sinai Peninsula that killed 224 people.
A statement from the civil aviation ministry said the probe into what caused the crash is continuing, but that so far there was nothing to indicate terrorism or some other illegal act.
Russia and Western nations, including the United States, have said an explosive device placed on board the Airbus plane brought it down. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility and released pictures of what it said was the bomb.
The flight took off from the popular Sharm al-Sheikh resort area, and the crash has affected tourism with both Russia and Britain responding by suspending flights to Egypt.
Islamic State said it took down the flight in retaliation for Russia's air campaign in Syria, which began in late September. Russia has drawn criticism from Western governments that say it is conducting airstrikes to back Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and not to combat the militant group. The Pentagon noted after the crash that Russia's targets appeared to be more focused on Islamic State.埃及星期一發布的一份初步報告稱，調查人員未發現與10月31日俄羅斯飛機在西奈半島上空墜毀有關的恐怖主義證據。那次空難造成224人喪生。
埃及民航部的一份聲明說，對導致飛機墜毀原因進行的調查仍在繼續。但是到目前爲止，沒有任何證據顯示有恐怖主義或其它非法行爲。
俄羅斯以及美國等西方國家稱，有人在飛機上安放的爆炸裝置導致了飛機墜毀。伊斯蘭國恐怖組織聲稱對該事件負責，並公佈了它所說的炸彈圖片。
這架班機是從沙姆沙伊赫度假勝地起飛的，墜毀事件導致俄羅斯和英國暫停前往埃及的航班，從而使旅遊業受到了影響。
伊斯蘭國恐怖組織稱，襲擊這架飛機是要報復俄羅斯自9月底以來在敘利亞境內的空襲。西方政府批評俄羅斯說，它空襲行動的目的是支持敘利亞總統阿薩德，而不是爲了打擊伊斯蘭國恐怖組織。五角大樓說，飛機墜毀後，俄羅斯似乎增加了對伊斯蘭國恐怖組織目標的打擊。
