SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) -- The latest developments after a Russian passenger plane crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board (all times local).
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Russia's Emergencies Ministry says that remains of the victims of the Russian plane crash in Egypt will be flown home soon.
Ministry officials said during a conference call Sunday that the bodies of the victims are being loaded into one of the ministry's planes for a flight home. The plane is expected to land in St. Petersburg early Monday.
Metrojet's Airbus A321-200 crashed in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday morning 23 minutes after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh en route to St. Petersburg. All 224 people on board were killed, the vast majority of them Russians.
The Russian Emergencies Ministry has sent more than 100 rescue experts to assist the Egyptian authorities in the search for bodies and debris of the plane.
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