France today said it would send accident investigation experts to Egypt following the crash of a charter aircraft with 148 people on board, including 134 French tourists.

A charter airliner carrying 148 people – mostly French tourists – crashed into the Red Sea today after taking off from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, officials said.

A charter jet with 141 people aboard – most of them French tourists – crashed into the Red Sea today after taking off from the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, according to officials who feared no one had survived.