Rescue workers investigate the crash site of the Russian passenger airplane (Picture: Xinhua/REX Shutterstock)

Egyptian authorities have detained two employees from Sharm el Sheikh airport in relation to the Egypt plane crash that killed 224 people last month.

The employees are suspected to have aided those responsible for planting of a bomb that brought down the Metrojet airliner shortly after it took off from Egypt’s Sharm el Sheikh International Airport.

Security officials say a total of 17 people have been detained following the 31 October attack but only two are suspected of helping those who planted the bomb.

Both Britain and U.S. indicated that the crash was caused by a terrorist act in the immediate aftermath.




The detentions come as Russia confirm today that the Airbus A321 plane was brought down by a bomb.

The Federal Security Service (FSB) said the bomb went off on the plane, resulting in it crashing in the Sinai Peninsula on 31 October.

Traces of explosives were found in debris at the crash site, the FSB added.

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