New hypotheses forward. So there might be an explosion or fire on the plane. The copilot of his hand, for the fatal crash an alarming phone call made to his wife. The device in a previous crash would have already been considerable damage . yesterday was further reported that the pilot just before the crash had reported a technical fault but that claim is now being withdrawn. The doubt is growing.
Explosion
The fact is that the Egyptian authorities indicated that the bodies of the victims were found in a perimeter of more than eight kilometers. That means, according to experts, the Airbus A321-200 of kogalymavia (or Metrojet) already in the air was ripped apart by an explosion.
Suffocation
Also, rescue workers have been told that many victims would have died by suffocation still crashed the plane. That would support the hypothesis of a fire or explosion in the air, though no official confirmation of that.
Yesterday, the Egyptian branch of the Islamic State had claimed responsibility for the attack. In the area are indeed militants of the terrorist organization active but experts say they do not have the weapons to shoot down a plane at such a high altitude. What is being mooted as a possibility is a bomb on board or that the plane was shot down after the pilot may have started a decline following a technical failure.
Call
A call from the Russian co-pilot Sergei Trukachev to his wife Natalya Trukhacheva for the ill-fated flight to the confusion only increasing. He reported during the interview that the unit was technically not quite right. That explained his wife to the Russian state channel NTV.
Earlier crash
In addition, there are reports that the plane in a previous crash once already suffered considerable damage. The incident referred to dates from mid November 2001. The Airbus A321 touched the tail the ground during a landing in the Egyptian capital Cairo. If the repair of the panel that controls the pressure in the plane, not happened or been overlooked, the Airbus was a 'ticking time bomb'.
Black boxes
Meanwhile Both black boxes have been recovered. That's the entourage of the Egyptian prime minister said in a statement. The black boxes will now be analyzed by experts.
In abeyance
At the crash 224 people. The army has recovered 163 bodies. Several airlines have meanwhile made it known for the time being not to fly over the Sinai desert. All flights to the stricken Airbus A321-200 society kogalymavia (or Metrojet) is provisionally suspended until there is conclusive about the cause of the crash.
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