Russian Aircraft Disintegrates in Midair before Crash over Egypt's Sinai

It’s been reported that the Russian aircraft disintegrated in midair before it crashed over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Saturday.

Russian Chief of invitation panel Viktor Sorochenko said it was too early to determine the cause of the tragic accident.

Sorochenko leads an international committee made up of experts from Russia, Egypt, France and Ireland to probe into the incident.

The investigation began early on Sunday, starting with analysis of the plane's two black box data recorders.

Meanwhile, the Egyptian Forensic Medicine Authority has begun to deliver the bodies of the victims to the Russian Embassy in Cairo.

As many as 187 bodies have been recovered thus far.

The Egyptian cabinet said that the search has widened after finding bodies scattered across eight square km.

A Russian airliner, with 224 passengers and crew, crashed into a mountainous area in the restive Sinai on Saturday.

A militant group affiliated to Islamic State in Egypt claimed responsibility for the crash, but this claim has not been verified.