No Evidence so Far Russian Jet Was Bombed: Egypt

Investigators have found no evidence so far that a bomb brought down the Russian jet that crashed after breaking up in midair over the Sinai, killing 224 people on board, Egypt said Thursday. 

"The investigation team does not have yet any evidence or data confirming this hypothesis," Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal said in a statement.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev echoed Kamal's comments, telling a government meeting Thursday that it was too early to draw any conclusions about the incident's causes, Reuters reported.

Their comments came as "emergency measures" were being drafted to rescue thousands of vacationers stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh after Britain and Ireland suspended flights to and from the Red Sea resort.

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