Metrojet Flight 9268 bombing

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The Metrojet Flight 9268 bombing was a 2015 terrorist attack in which a Russian passenger jet was destroyed by an onboard explosive over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft bombing
aviation accident
terrorist attack
aircraft Airbus A321-231
linked to: Airbus A321
aircraftManufacturer Airbus
aircraftModel A321
linked to: Airbus A321
aircraftRegistration EI-ETJ
airline Metrojet
linked to: Domodedovo Airlines
cause bombing
onboard explosive device
claimedBy Islamic State – Sinai Province
classifiedAs act of terrorism by Russia
conflict insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula
country Egypt
crashType in-flight breakup
date 2015-10-31
destinationAirport Pulkovo Airport
destinationCity Saint Petersburg
destinationCountry Russia
fatalities 224
flightNumber 9268
flightPhase cruise
flightType international passenger flight
impact increased airport security in Egypt
suspension of Russian flights to Egypt
investigatedBy Egyptian authorities
Russian authorities
international aviation experts
location Sinai Peninsula
motive terrorism
notableFor deadliest air disaster in Russian aviation history at the time
one of the deadliest terrorist attacks involving an aircraft in the 2010s
numberOfDeaths 224
operator Kogalymavia (Metrojet)
operatorCountry Russia
originAirport Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
originCity Sharm El Sheikh
originCountry Egypt
over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
linked to: Sinai Peninsula
partOf terrorism in Egypt
terrorism in Russia
passengerNationalities mostly Russian
passengersAndCrew 224
perpetrator Islamic State – Sinai Province
result death of all people on board
destruction of aircraft
survivors 0
weapon improvised explosive device
year 2015

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Islamic State – Sinai Province claimedResponsibilityFor Metrojet Flight 9268 bombing