By Mayada Abo El-Nadar
Following the Russian plane crash in Sinai earlier this week, fears have been reignited that Egypt’s barely-recovering tourism industry has taken another major blow – especially as the crash comes just two months after Mexican tourists were accidentally targeted and killed by the Egyptian armed forces.
Statements by Metrojet that the plane did not malfunction and that the crash could only have been caused by “external forces” have raised questions over whether it could have been a militant attack, and prompted many airlines to reroute flights that normally fly over the restive Sinai Peninsula.
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Source: Daily News Egypt
