(VOVworld) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Sunday temporarily prohibiting Russian airlines from flying to Egypt.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree prohibiting Russian airlines from flying to Egypt.(Photo: Sputnik/ Maxim Grigoryev)

The Russian government is taking steps to ensure the safe return of Russian citizens who are currently in Egypt, starting with forming a working group led by Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich. Russia’s daily newspaper “Kommersant” said the Airbus A321 that crashed in Egypt could have been blown up by a bomb hidden in the luggage of a passenger. A Kogalymavia Airline flight from Sharm el Sheikh to Saint Petersburg on October 31 crashed in the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people aboard.