CAIRO, Oct 30 (Aswat Masriya) - The following is a timeline of actions, findings and consequences related to the Russian plane that crashed over the Sinai Peninsula on October 31, 2015.
October 31 2015:
- Airbus A321 disappeared off the radar just 23 minutes after it departed Sharm El-Sheikh airport
- Egypt announces the crashing of the passenger plane over the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people aboard
- The Islamic State's affiliate in Egypt – known as Sinai Province claims responsibility for the attack saying it was a response to Russia's bombing of Syria
- German carrier Lufthansa and Air France decides to avoid flying over the Sinai Peninsula
- Black box of the plane was found and 129 bodies were recovered
- An Egypt-led investigative committee that includes representatives from Russia, France, Germany and Ireland was formed
November 1, 2015
- Egypt's prosecutor general agrees to allow Russia's participation in investigating the plane's debris
November 4, 2015
- UK suspends flights to Sharm El-Sheikh
November 6, 2015
- Russia suspends all flights to Egypt and arranges the safe return of Russian citizens in Egypt
November 11, 2015
- Egypt allows the involvement of American investigators that are associated with the manufacturers of the engine of the Russian plane
November 17, 2015
- Kremlin announces a bomb downed the Russian passenger plane
November 18, 2015
- Islamic State group claims using an improvised bomb made from a soft-drink can to blow up the Russian passenger jet
December 14, 2015
- Egypt says in the preliminary investigative report it found no evidence of terrorism in Russian plane crash
January 19, 2016
- Russia sends a delegation to review Egyptian airports' security measures
February 14, 2016
- Wreckage of Russian plane moved to Cairo international airport for investigation
February 24, 2016
- Sisi says goal behind downing of Russian plane is to distort Egyptian-Russian ties
February 29, 2016
- Egypt’s announces tourism revenues declined $1.3 billion since downing of Russian plane
April 14, 2016
- Prosecutor General refers the Russian plane crash case to State Security prosecution
- Russian president says that for his country to resume flights to Egypt, Moscow should work with Egyptian authorities in checking security at airports
July 26, 2016
- Civil aviation minister, prosecutor general visit Moscow to share results of investigations of the Russian plane crash
September 5, 2016
- Investigative committee finishes first stage of fitting together some of the fragments of the Russian plane
September 8, 2016
- The investigative committee determines specific part in the plane which is most likely to have been the part where the body began to come apart
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