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Egypt says the decision by Russian authorities to ban her flights from landing on Russian soil had not been formally communicated and it came as a surprise. According to the Egyptian civil aviation ministry the move was particularly shocking given that officials from both countries are still in talks over the plane tragedy.

A source from the Cairo international airport told CCTV that a bomb could have been planted inside the plane through the catering carts.

The decision by the Russian authorities could therefore be a pointer that they consider aircraft departing from Egypt to be at risk. However, Egypt’s civil aviation spokesman says Moscow didn’t give Cairo a reason behind their decision.