MetroJet inquiry receives Russian 'sabotage' analysis

Egyptian investigators have referred the case of the crashed MetroJet Airbus A321 to the country’s attorney general after receiving a Russian analysis pointing to sabotage. Investigation committee chief Ayman El-Moqadem says the inquiry received the analysis March 14. He says it “suggests suspected criminal activity” in the destruction of the A321 over Sinai last year, adding that the committee has “referred the matter” to the Egyptian attorney general. While the probe has yet to reach a conclusion, several govt officials have publicly pointed to the probability that an explosive device brought the aircraft down. El-Moqadem says the airframe, at over 18 years, was relatively old and that the process of gathering its maintenance and technical records is “very time-consuming”. <br/>