IS militants claim responsibility for plane crash in Egypt killing 224 people
Islamic State militants claim they downed a Russian jet killing 224 people on board.
The wreckage was found in an area where Egyptian forces are fighting IS insurgents.
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The wreckage was found in an area where Egyptian forces are fighting IS insurgents.
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