Image copyright AP Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree in which he recommended that tour operators and travel agents to refrain from selling Russian citizens trips to Egypt.
decree “On certain measures to ensure the national security of the Russian Federation and the protection of Russian citizens from criminal and other illegal acts” suspend all air travel of citizens in Egypt.
“… from the day of entry into force of this Decree Russian airlines temporarily prohibited from air transport (including commercial) citizens from the territory of the Russian Federation on the territory of the Arab Republic of Egypt, except in the case of the air traffic (including commercial) of citizens of the Russian Federation sent (. . .) In the territory of the Arab Republic of Egypt for business purposes, “- reads the text of the decree.
Tour operators and travel agents recommended” to refrain from implementing the citizens of the tourism product, providing air transport / including commercial / citizens from the territory of the Russian Federation the territory of the Arab Republic of Egypt “, – stated in the decree, the text of which is posted on the website of legal information.
In the last 24 hours was exported from Egypt 11 thousand Russian tourists. An even larger number of tourists should return on Sunday. At Moscow’s Vnukovo already delivered more than 30 tons of luggage of tourists. For security reasons Russia after Britain decided to evacuate tourists and their luggage separately.
Britain suspended flights in both directions – from Egypt, and Egypt – on Wednesday.
Russia criticized the decision British authorities rejected so suspicious that prichny crash became a bomb on board.
However, on Friday Russia also suspended flights to Egypt.
Officials say that in Egypt at the time of announcement of the cancellation of flights was 80 thousand Russian tourists.
The Russians make up a third of all tourists coming to Egypt, most of them rest in the resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada.
In 2014, about 3 million Russian tourists visited Egyptian resorts.
On Saturday, the head of the commission of inquiry into the disaster, Ayman al-Muqaddam confirmed the information that in the last seconds of the recording of “black box” of the crashed in Egypt Russia Liner heard strange sound. According to experts, it could be the sound of exploding bombs.
Meanwhile, British companies have taken out already 3,500 people from Sharm el-Sheikh.
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said in an interview to Andrew Marr Bi-bi-si said that the delay in the removal of British tourists to the resorts of the Red Sea have been caused by the need to strengthen security measures and the pre-flight check. He noted that the expectation of departure may take two or three дня.
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Стив Rosenberg BBC correspondent BBC reports from St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg
On Sunday at Pulkovo came fourth plane with the remains of the bodies of passengers flying flight 9268.
Today, in St. Petersburg, St. Isaac’s Cathedral held a requiem for the dead passenger airliner A321. Bell of the cathedral struck 224 times – in memory of each victim.
The smell of incense filled the cathedral, the priest began the funeral service for the victims of the disaster.
The choir sang, people holding candles and flowers.
And then started ringing the bell. Every ten seconds, and so 224 times in memory of all who died in the crash.
One man told me that he would like to see President Vladimir Putin has been here, the more he Petersburger. But the Russian leader was not at the service.
If you really bomb was the cause of the crash of Flight 9268, it would be contrary to the words of the Kremlin that the military operation in Syria planned to make the Russians feel secure.
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