European Council President Donald Tusk addresses the European Parliament during a debate in Strasbourg, France, October 27, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS.
A militant group affiliated to Islamic State in Egypt claimed responsibility for the downing of the plane; however this Saturday, Egypt pushed back against international suspicions that a bomb downed the Russian plane, as investigators said the cause of the crash is still unknown.
Plane carrying remains of Egypt crash victims lands in St Petersburg
On Friday, Moscow halted all Russian flights to Egypt, while London has stopped British flights to Sharm. Empty aircraft are being sent out to bring stranded holidaymakers home but the process will be slow.
In the last 24 hours, Russia has returned 11,000 Russian tourists from Egypt, RIA news agency reported on Sunday, citing Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich. More people are expected to be brought back on Sunday, he was quoted as saying.
Russia to bury first Egypt plane crash victims
Around 80,000 Russians were stranded in Egypt after the Kremlin had grounded all flights to the country on Friday following the crash of a Russian airliner in the Sinai Peninsula.
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