Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended all flights from Russia to Egypt Friday amid security concerns following the fatal Saturday crash of a Russian jet over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Though Russia has so far denied the U.S. and Britain's suspicions that a bomb planted by ISIS was responsible for the crash that killed all 224 people on board, Putin ordered that measures be taken to ensure the safe return of Russian tourists already in Egypt.
It is not immediately clear when the suspension will go into effect.
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