Obama: Bomb may have downed jet
But Russia, Egypt slam such speculation
Moscow
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama and other senior Western officials said on Thursday that a bomb may have caused a Russian passenger jet to crash in Egypt last weekend, redoubling speculation about a terrorist attack despite heated protests from the governments of both Russia and Egypt.
In a radio interview with Seattle-based KIRO Radio, Mr Obama said: "I think there is a possibility that there was a bomb on board and we're taking that very seriously.
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