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Obama: Bomb may have downed jet

But Russia, Egypt slam such speculation

Published Fri, Nov 6, 2015 · 09:50 PM

    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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