Accidents
Russia Concludes Bomb Brought Down Metrojet A321
Explosives residue found on wreckage
The tail of the ill-fated Metrojet A321 lay in a remote region of the Sinai Peninsula.
The tail of the ill-fated Metrojet A321 lay in a remote region of the Sinai Peninsula.

Russian authorities have definitively concluded that a bomb exploded inside the Metrojet Airbus A321 that disintegrated over the Sinai Peninsula on October 31. Forensic experts have found explosives residue on wreckage retrieved at the crash site, the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service, Alexander Bortnikov, reported to president Vladimir Putin. A statement by Putin on Russian television on Tuesday marked the first indication by Russia that a terrorist act brought down the airplane, resulting in the death of all 224 people on board. Although Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack within hours and both the U.S. and UK suggested the strong possibility that a bomb caused the disaster, governments around the world hadn't reached a definitive conclusion until Tuesday.