Russian plane carrying 224 crashes over Egypt

Relatives react to news of Russian plane crash
(Image credit: Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images)

UPDATE 8:44 a.m.: Russia's embassy in Egypt said none of the 217 passengers and seven crew members survived the crash, The Washington Post reports. Our original story is below.

A Russian airplane carrying 224 passengers crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula early Saturday, officials said.

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.