CAIRO: Russian reporters were admitted to the crash site of the fallen plane in Sinai amid heavy security Sunday; they include representatives of MTV, NTV, RIA, TASS and other agencies, Youm7 reported.
Earlier on Sunday, a delegation from the Russian civil aviation authorities arrived in a private jet to participate in the investigations of the crash with their Egyptian counterparts, Russia’s Sputnik reported.
Russian Transportation Minister Maxim Sokolov and Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Puchkov also headed to the debris of the Russian airliner in central Sinai, according to Russian news agency RIA.
The remains of the passengers will be transported to Russia through Sunday-Monday, Puchkov told Interfax news.
Meanwhile, judicial sources in Egypt told Reuters that Egyptian and Russian investigators will inspect the black boxes of the plane Sunday in the headquarters of the Civil Aviation Ministry in Cairo.
Egypt’s Attorney-General decreed Sunday that the crash site is a restricted area until the end of investigations.
Russia filed a criminal lawsuit against airline Kogalymavia after its Airbus A-321 plane crashed in Sinai, killing all its 224 passengers and crew, several Russian news agencies reported.
Further, the wife of the co-pilot of the jet, which was travelling from Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg in Russia, said that he complained about the plane’s condition, according to a Russian channel NTV.